NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 27 February 2023

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The attorney of political hunger strikers Tawan and Bam, said the two will continue their hunger strike after 39 days because two pre-trial political detainees have not yet been granted bail.

He said  the two want the court to recognise these detainees should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise and the right to bail should be guaranteed. 

Doctors have advised the two women to return to hospital for treatment instead of  camping outside the Supreme Court. However The two are expected to  seek the court's permission to move inside the courts gate later today..

Places that operate venues for animal fighting that have been closed during the pandemic will now be allowed to re open, 

Companies will need to re apply for a permit and will then be able to resume bullfighting, cockfighting, and similar. 

The government says the resumption will help promote traditional culture and allow locals to earn income.

Around the Region:

 

China: Financial company  Renaissance Holdings its chairman Bao Fan who has been missing for 10 days was currently cooperating with Chinese authorities conducting an investigation.  However no details about the investigation were given.

Bao Fan is the latest in a series of high-profile Chinese executives going missing with little explanation during a sweeping anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by President Xi Jinping.

Cambodia: Viruses that infected two people with bird flu have been identified as an endemic strain circulating in the country.

Cases reported last week had raised concerns they were caused by a new strain which emerged in 2020 causing deaths among wild birds and domestic poultry. 

However this was not the case here, So far there have been no cases of human-to-human transmission. 

The weather: 

Chiang Mai:Sunny 31celsius  (AQI High)
Bangkok: Sunny partly cloudy 32
Pattaya: Sunny, 32
Phuket and the far south: Bright,  Sunny partly cloudy, 33C

Here in Hua Hin : Sunny light cloud hazy 
Again could be quite windy.  28C
The air quality index:  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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