NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 18 April 2024

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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted a message on X to “Welcome reports that Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint have been moved from prison to their homes due to the hot weather, The PM added The Thai Government calls for further positive steps leading to their immediate full release in order to advance the implementation of the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus plan.

An ice factory in Chonburi Province, leaked ammonia, late last night injuring more than 60 local residents with burning eyes and noses, some lost consciousness. First aid was given and the area was cordoned off for 1 kilometer around the factory.

A Chinese woman and man who stole a diamond and gold bracelet worth over 1 million baht  from a jewelry shop in Bangkok on Tuesday have already left Thailand. According to police.  CCTV showed the woman asking to try on an item, and while the staff were busy, she quickly fled the store. From their the two took a taxi directly to the airport where they boarded a flight 

Police stopped a car and seized 80 million baht in cash which was being transported towards Maya-waddy in Myanmar. The seizure was part of a larger operation to capture scammers who tricked victims into investing in cryptocurrency through fake platforms. 

A 43 year old volunteer security officer was shot in the head and killed while reading the Quran at his father's grave in Yala yesterday. Police found a spent 9-milimetre cartridge and were hunting for the killer. 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at

 

Government House yesterday where they agreed to enter a "Strategic Partnership" in 2026 this will mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

More than 15 million trips were made via public transport modes during the Songkran festival, up 7.92% from the previous year, according to the Transport Ministry. there were 13,877,651 vehicles travelling in and out of Bangkok during the holiday. Road accidents killed 243 people and injured 1,837 others during the six days of the Songkran festival holiday.

Around the region

China’s military said that it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a US Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, the mission that took place just hours after a call between Chinese and US defence chiefs.

 

WEATHER 

Chiang Mai and the north: sunny 39 C

Bangkok: Sunny 37C

Pattaya: sunny, then fairly cloudy  29C

Phuket and the south: Sunny, partly cloudy  33C

Hua Hin: Sunny, light cloud this afternoon  35

 

AQI Orange High

Green clear, yellow moderate, Orange High,  Red unhealthy.  

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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