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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 30 March 2023


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36 political parties yesterday signed a code of ethics on election campaigning, only two parties did not sign up, however the Election Commission Secretary-General said the move was a healthy sign for Thai politics ahead of a free and fair general election.


So far 24,000 Thai’s living overseas have registered to vote in advance.

 

A 24-year-old man arrested for spraying graffiti on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok  has been charged. Suttawee Soikham, from Khon Kaen, was seen by two police officers spraying  number 112 with a line through it  in black paint on the wall outside the temple, a video of the action and arrest went viral.


A 15 year old girl was also detained and was wanted on a previous les majeste charge after participating in a protest last October.

 

Gunmen opened fire on a couple in their truck as they were leaving their construction company in Pattani yesterday .


Four men arrived on two motorcycles as the couple stopped to shut the warehouse gate. Two of them opened fire with assault rifles badly injuring the man who returned fire with a pistol, he later died in hospital.

 

Police detained Seventeen people for alleged cheating in enrolment for entrance examinations for the police academy.


The national police chief said Two of those detained are potential election candidates.


All have been charged with criminal association with a gang that sold entrance exam questions and provided answers.
 
At least 10 fire trucks were trying to extinguish major fires on two mountain sides in Nakhon Nayok last night. 

 

The Region


Philippine police seized more than 500kg of methamphetamine concealed in tea bags and arrested a suspected Chinese drug dealer in a northern resort city, the haul had an estimated street value of US$74 million dollars and was one of the largest hauls in recent years.


Indonesia, FIFA yesterday revoked Indonesia's right to host this year's Under-20 soccer World Cup, The decision was taken after the governor of the largely Hindu island of Bali refused to host Israel's team.
"A new host will be announced for the tournament which is due to take place between May 20-June 11th.

 

The weather: 

Chiang Mai:  Sunny 37
Air quality index is red, purple and brown which could be hazardous across much of the north. 
Bangkok:  Sunny partly cloudy,  isolated shower 34C
Pattaya: Sunny becoming cloudy with showers. 33C      
Phuket and the far south: Sunny partly cloudy 32C                                                                                              Here in Hua Hin : Sunny, becoming cloudy, possibly some rain later today 33C.


The air quality index:  yellow to orange  - moderate


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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