NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 30 October 2023

The government yesterday rejected requests for a re-evaluation of its plan to proceed with the 10,000-baht digital giveaway scheme, the deputy prime minister said:  the  project could be modified and refined.

A recent study by the Fiscal Policy Research Institute shows the digital handout scheme could significantly boost Thailand’s GDP, which has been stagnant since the 2014 coup.

The government is due to send a representative to israel this week In a bid to seek the release of the Thai workers taken hostage by Hamas.

The prime minister said he was unhappy to learn that many Thais still wanted to continue working in Israel, but hoped they would change their minds. 

Rescuers yesterday spent hours searching for the bodies of two Myanmar women who fell into an irrigation canal in Ratchaburi Province. One woman aged  30, slipped into the canal while trying to retrieve her bag, her niece aged 18, also drowned trying to help her. Rescuers eventually recovered the body of the 30 year old, the 18 year old was still missing.

Police in Hua Hin, questioned a 23-year-old woodcutter, regarding the murder of his  6-year-old son,  Mr Nattapon admitted disposing of the body in a sugar cane field in Soi Nong Khra, just west of Hua Hin by pass last Friday,.  The child's body was eventually found yesterday. The incident has shocked the local community.

Around The Region:

India: at least 10 people were killed and around 25 were injured in a collision between two passenger trains in India's Andhra Pradesh state yesterday.  an initial investigation found "human error" led to the collision, caused by "ignoring a signal" which led to Two coaches filled with passengers being derailed.

The Weather:

Chiang Mai and the north: Cloudy, Thunderstorms  29C

Bangkok:, Cloudy, Thunderstorms 30 C

Pattaya, Cloudy, Thunderstorms 31C

Phuket and the south: Thundershowers 30 C

Hua Hin: Bright sunny, cloudy with rain at times 29C. 

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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