NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 28 November 2023

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No thai citizens were included among the 11 hostages released from Gaza last night, Thailands speaker of the house expressed gratitude for the 17 Thais released so far,    A further 15 or 16 are still being held captive.

Prime Minister Thavisin and other government ministers met  Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday for a working visit at a new customs border checkpoint in Songkhla. They agreed to advance their cooperation in joint border development, and discussed proposals to bolster trade and investment.

Special    officers will expand an investigation to find the "key figures" behind  the smuggling over 4.5 tons of pork through the main Laem Chabang  port between 2020 and 2022. There have been 10 arrests so far while other business people including several state officials will be investigated. 

Tech giant LY Corp. that operates the popular LINE App reported a massive data breach yesterday, some 440,000 items of personal data had been hacked last month including more than 300,000 linked to users of the Line messaging app. The company confirmed the data leak took place on Oct. 29th, adding it took about a month to confirm the scale of the breach.

 

Around The Region

 

Japan, know for it’s four seasons may be undergoing a change according to One expert who warned that the nation is on track to become “a country of two seasons” – summer and winter – with hardly any spring and autumn. The prediction came after  Japan faced a prolonged muggy summer this year.

The Weather

Chiang Mai and the north: Sunny partly cloudy 31

Bangkok:    Sunny 32

Pattaya,     Sunny, 31                                                                

Phuket and the south:  Cloudy with thundershowers. 28C

Hua Hin : Sunny partly cloudy 31.

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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