NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 14 November 2023

Prime Minister Thavisin said he was confident that coalition parties, would support his bill seeking to borrow 500 billion baht to fund the government's 10,000 baht digital handout scheme.

He said the country should stimulate the economy, which had grown by just 1.9% annually over the past decade. Without substantial economic growth, the country could not attract foreign investment. 

More than 400 police officers have been assigned to track down a prisoner.  Mr Chaowalit escaped from a hospital last week and fled into hills, in the  south. Officers using dogs recovered firearms and ammunition believed to have belonged to the fugitive. The man's whereabouts were still unknown.
   
The son of a Spanish film star Sancho Bron-chalo has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a Colombian surgeon whose dismembered body was found on Ko Pha Ngan island, but plead guilty of hiding the victim’s body.

His father, Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, was present in court yesterday.

The ministry of Transport has ordered all road haulage departments to cooperate following the collapse of a concrete cover on Sukhumvit road last week, the department aims to identify overloaded trucks, by cracking down on bribery, involving stickers on the windshields of overloaded vehicles.

Around The Region:

China’s biggest lender, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has paid a ransom to cybercriminals who hacked ICBC last week, according to Reuters.

The hack was so extensive that even corporate email at the firm ceased to function, forcing employees to switch to Google mail,

The Weather:  

Chiang Mai and the north: sunny 33C

Bangkok: Bright  Partly Cloudy, 32 C

Pattaya, Sunny, 32C

Phuket and the south: bright cloudy thunder showers 31 C

Hua Hin: Bright partly cloudy, could see some rain later in the day 30C. 

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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