VERY LATEST NEWS FROM THAILAND in English (15 August 2025) from Fabulous 103fm Pattaya

VERY LATEST NEWS FROM THAILAND in English (15 August 2025) from Fabulous 103fm Pattaya
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– Thailand marks 80th anniversary of Japan’s WWII surrender
Today, August 15th, sees the 80th anniversary of the Japan’s admission of defeat and surrender following decades of violent abuse across Asia by their forces, culminating ni their extension of WW2 which saw Thailand paralysed by their forces.  Memories remain, and Thailand’s field of war graves remain too as a reminder for the vile mistreatment of POWs, both in Burma and in Thailand as the Kapanese forced labour with minimal sustenance in an effort to complete a railway to the Thai coastline. Serving members of all western allies lost lives here, British, American, Canadian, Australian, NewZealanders, Indians and more, and a worthwhile reminder too, multiple thais were slaughtered for kindness, passing food to POWs, even a handful of rice was rewarded with loss of life which extended to many locals. Only a few remain alive now who survived the POW treatment by the Japanese, but many of the next generation remember the ordeal suffered by those who returned to their home countries physically and mentally damaged after their treatment.  Thailand continues to be the final resting place fot those who lost their lives as prisoners here, and the Kanchanaburi region remains a reminder of the extent to which some nations will go in their belief of superiority, but resulting instead in notoriety.  On 2nd of september, the documentation approved by Japan’s Hirohito was signed on a US warship.

– 24 provinces warned of storms and potential flash floods this weekend
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning to 24 provinces across Thailand, stretching from the far north to central and even southern provinces, and including our own, of storms likely to lead to flash floods from today through to Monday.

– Late night gunfire erupts near Thai-Cambodian Border
Gunfire has been reported from Surin province close to the Cambodian border, after days of ceasefire. The Royal Thai Army reports that upward of A DOZEN ROUNDS WERE FIRED AT THAIS  after midnight,  seeing two injured, one seriously.   Troops are searching the area this morning and questioning locals as, it’s hoped, it was an isolated act by a single person, believed to be an errant Thai serving member. This is a developing story and may be amended in the course of the day.

– Thailand seeks foreign workers amid labour shortage
A recruiting campaign is said to be underway for foreign manual labourers as a shortage  here has increased after the departure of many Cambodian guest workers following the conflict.   Workers from Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Philippines, and Indonesia are being offered legal work here to make up the numbers.

– British expat caught on CCTV ransacking ex-girlfriend’s home in Pattaya (VIDEO)
Meanwhile at home and police are investigating the weird behaviour of a British expat who was caught on CCTV, at 3 in the morning,  breaking into the property owned by his erstwhile girlfriend and smashing up fencing whilst throwing her property into the street.  Of interest is the fact that, according to her, he had only lived with her for 10 days before they split up.  CCTV caught  Daniel Walker, 44 years old in his dastardly deed. No word from him as to why he broke in after dark and ransacked the place, but there is likely to be more to the tale than has so far been revealed. The woman is reported to have been WORKING  in the city at the time of the offence.

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