NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 20 February 2023

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A 59 year old Police Lt General was found shot dead at his home on Borommaratchonnani Road  yesterday afternoon. 

The body was lying next to a Toyota car parked in front of the house. The man suffered bullet wounds to the side of his the chest.

Officers found 2 firearms. 

Its believed the man's wife allegedly shot her husband following a dispute over a family matter. She was brought out of the house in a state of shock and taken away for questioning.. 

Thailand's minister of health Anutin told a meeting that his ministry is againsts a proposal to allow pubs to stay open until 4am (instead of 2am) as a matter of principle for public welfare and safety,

He was speaking at the ‘Thai health promotion foundation.

 

The Thai Journalists Association has called on media organizations to safeguard their labor rights by facilitating open and transparent discussions regarding their lengthy working hours.

The call came after a television news journalist died at his desk from a heart attack allegedly caused by overwork. 

 

The first ever gay Thai DJ is set to perform at the main stage of the World Pride event in Sydney this month 
DJ Tack-thai, has DJ-ed in several Asian  countries said  he would be playing music at the main event in front of 15 to 20 thousand people,  at Domain Park in Sydney on Feb 26th. 

 

A fire broke out at a  fiberglass factory near Ayutthaya yesterday,   
The factory produced fiberglass tanks for use with waste treatment, There were no reports of injuries.

Around the Region:

 

Taiwan A balloon that came down on a remote island close to China's coast last Thursday was used for weather monitoring and had no audio-visual recording equipment on board, according to Taiwan's ministry of defense.

Japan’s coastguard said North Korea launched three projectiles that could be ballistic missiles just after 7am  this morning. All three landed outside waters known as Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
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S Korea: held joint air exercises with the United states and Japan yesterday involving strategic bombers, a day after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile towards the sea close to Japan  in what was described as a "sudden launching drill". 

The weather: 

Chiang Mai:Sunny partly cloudy 31 celsius  (AQI High)
Bangkok: Sunny 33 
Pattaya: Sunny with light clouds, 33
Phuket and the far south: partly cloudy some showers later today 31C
Here in Hua Hin : Sunny partly cloudy 30C

 

The air quality index in central Thailand, Bangkok down to HuaHin is Red -  HIGH

 

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com

 

 

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