NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 3 November 2023

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The government is preparing further evacuations of Thai citizens from Israel due to concerns that the Israel-Gaza conflict may escalate into a broader regional war.

 

Prime Minister Thavisin said other nations are also making arrangements to repatriate their citizens who were evacuated to Jordan and Lebanon.

He added:  For those who remain in Israel, the government wants to make sure they can be contacted directly to tell them how serious the situation is. 

 

A group of private and public transport operators are demanding the government reduce the price of NGV fuel.

The protesters have given the government a deadline of a seven-days to make a decision, warning that they cannot operate their businesses with the current gas prices.

 

The government is facing increasing pressure to establish a comprehensive code of ethics of politicians, prompted by a string of sexual harassment allegations against several Move Forward MPs. This demand arose at a seminar organized by the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation yesterday.

 

Consumer Protection police seized a large quantity of blank guns, 138 BB guns, and cartridges at two warehouses in the capital yesterday, They had an estimated value of around 4 million baht.

Hua hin’s mayor and local officials posed for photos beside the pavilion at Khao Tao yesterday in preparation for the 16th long-boat racing Championship", due to take place on November 18 and 19th  at the Khao Tao Reservoir.  

Around The Region:

 

Myanmar’s military admitted it has lost control of a strategic northern town on the Chinese border, following days of clashes with three ethnic armed groups, the area in Shan state, is the location of a billion-dollar rail link planned as part of Beijing’s Belt and Road global infrastructure project.

The Weather:

 

Chiang Mai and the north: sunny becoming cloudy,  showers  33C

Bangkok:, sunny  partly Cloudy, 34 C

Pattaya, partly Cloudy, showers 33C

Phuket and the south: sunny partly cloudy 31 C

Hua Hin: Fine and sunny  32C

 

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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