NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 5 May 2023

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The former husband of the accused serial killer known as “Am”  has been granted bail, after the court said police had not yet provided evidence to link him to the murders..

Ms "Am" is accused of poisoning 14 people and didn't comment on the allegations against her.

 

2 out of 5 men who robbed a house in Pattaya, tied up 3 Chinese tourists, have been apprehended… the men stole cash, a car, and valuables, leaving the victims, with bruises on their bodies, and their house ransacked. The robbers took cash, mobile phones, an iPad, watches, a gold ring, and forced the victims to make online transfers. They took the victims' car and removed a CCTV camera before fleeing. The arrested men are in their 20s.

 

Around the region….
 Japanese Prime Minister Fum-io Kishida said he hoped to see closer ties between Japan and Africa as he seeks to win over the "Global South" ahead of a Group of Seven (G7) summit he is due to host later this month.

 

Malaysia:  A security guard died after being buried alive in his guard post after a landslide near the capital Kuala Lumpur. Rescuers were unable to reach the trapped security guard.

 

Australia: Indigenous leaders from several British colonies yesterday  urged Britains King Charles to swiftly apologise for “centuries of racism” and the “legacy of genocide” perpetrated by the crown.

A letter representing 12 commonwealth nations, called for financial reparations and the return of stolen cultural treasures.

 

The weather: 

Chiang Mai and the north:  Sunny, Very hot  41 degrees!                         
Bangkok:  Sunny partly cloudy, HOT 39C. 
Pattaya,  Sunny, 35C
Phuket and the south:  Cloudy with some rain 32C                                                                                               
and.. ‘Hua Hin’ : Sunny, Hot  35 degrees.
 

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