NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 22 May 2023

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A rally is due to take place tomorrow in front of Parliament to exert pressure on the 250 members of the Senate to refrain from voting against the will of the people regarding the Move Forward Party.

 

The united front of Thammasat ,  issued a statement emphasizing the importance of elections, They expressed concerns that the 2017 constitution grants the 250 senators the power to elect the prime minister, despite lacking any direct connection to the people.

 

An 80-year-old Thai man, who was afraid of being deceived out of his inheritance by his siblings, took drastic actions. By shooting his younger sister in the chest, and then proceeded to strike his younger brother in the face with his pistol. the man eventually surrendered to the police, but not before requesting the opportunity to speak to the press.

 

A major shipbuilder is seeking some 12 hundred skilled Thai labourers to join its workforce in South Korea. This,  as Korea's population has become older resulting in a shortage of skilled labour.

 

The speedboat operator involved in the collision with a lighthouse in the midst of Chalong Bay, Phuket which resulted in injuries to 37 mainly Russian tourists on May 17, has been formally charged. Nineteen witnesses came forward, alleging that the boat driver displayed reckless behavior, acted negligently, and caused harm to others. He could face up to three years' in prison and a fine of 60,000 baht.

The Department of National Parks, announced improved safety measures ahead of the reopening of the Tham Luang Cave in ChaingRai in July. 

12 young football players and their coach became trapped and later rescued after 18 days in 2018 in a news story that grabbed the attention of the world.

Around the region….

Singapore: Climate experts say there is an urgent need for a common indicator to track air quality in South-east Asia with drier weather conditions and the likelihood of the warmer El Nino weather phenomenon developing in the coming months.

Asean members Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are due to meet early next month to develop a second road map for transboundary haze cooperation.

 

The weather: 

Chiang Mai and the north:  sunny partly cloudy 37C                    
Bangkok:  Sunny partly cloudy 37C. 
Pattaya,  sunny partly cloudy,  35,
Phuket and the south:  Bright becoming cloudy  with thundershowers 30C                                                                                               
and.. 
‘Hua Hin’ : Bright sunny, becoming cloudy, good chance of rain this afternoon. 34,

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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