NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 2 March 2023

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The state of emergency in 3 border areas in the south has been extended by a further 3 months, and will run from 20th march to the 19th June.

 

The Law reform group ‘iLaw’ says some 100 thousand volunteers will be on hand to 
observe the upcoming elections and monitor the vote count at polling stations nationwide, on May 7th.

 

A young kindergarten teacher was shot twice in the chest yesterday by a man believed to be her former boyfriend,  the man then fled directly after the shooting. The teacher was seriously injured and taken to hospital, police are looking for the shooter.

 

A court sentenced a young male to two years in prison yesterday reduced from four years, after he confessed to being in possession of an explosive device during a political protest back in 2021,

The man named chakri will appeal the verdict and was granted bail.

 

The government has allocated the 2nd Tuesday each February to be “Thailands’ Safer Internet day’ the idea is to promote safety online for young internet users.

 

Phukets immigration department says almost 7,600 Russian nationals have applied to extend the length of their stay on the island. And around 32, thousand visitors intend to extend their stay.

  

The Region:

Hong Kong: People hoping to take advantage of a Hong Kong scheme to give away half a million free airline tickets faced lengthy  queues at airline websites yesterday. 

Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines were the first companies to launch the government-backed "Hello, Hong Kong" ticket giveaway, which is being rolled out over the next few months.

Japan posted the fewest births in its recorded history last year, continuing a seven-year decline amidst a rapidly aging society.

 

The weather: 

 

Chiang Mai:Sunny 35 celsius  
Bangkok: Sunny 36
Pattaya: Sunny, partly cloudy 34
Phuket and the far south: Bright,  Bright  partly cloudy, could see some rain  32C                                                         Here in Hua Hin : Sunny, with some cloud around this afternoon, 31C

The air quality index:  Red -  HIGH

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