NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday August 16 2022

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Four people suspected of murdering an environmental activist known as Billy who disappeared in 2014 at keng krachang are set to be indicted.

The decision came after additional evidence allegedly proves the activist was murdered. 

Billy had been working on a lawsuit accusing officials of destroying minorities' homes in the park, the case had been dropped in 2020, however criticism of that decision and determination from billy’s wife and humanitarian groups appear to have re started investigations.

 

An army ranger was killed and seven police officers and two civilians injured in 2 bomb blasts in Naratiwat in the far south.

 

The father of the 27-year-old ‘Mountain B’ “owner” 55-year-old Somyot Pan-prasong, has been charged with causing deaths and injuries due to negligence and operating the entertainment venue without permission. It’s believed he used his son’s name in the business operation. So far 19 lives have been lost since the fire.

 

A fifth case of monkeypox has been reported, after a Thai woman who returned from Dubai was found to be sick.

 

Electricity bills look set to rise between September and December by 72 satang to 4.72 baht per unit, the rise is due to increased costs of  liquefied natural gas which Thailand imports to produce 60 percent of the country’s electricity. 

 

An official complaint has been filed against the governor of Prachuap Khiri Khan and five senior officials for allegedly ignoring the release of wastewater directly onto the beach. the Anti-Corruption Network’s group says in June it showed local officials where untreated wastewater from a hotel was flowing onto the beach near the town hall, but local authorities had failed to take any action.

 

Heavy rain left parts of Bangkok under several centimeters of water yesterday, flooding was mainly in the outskirts of the the capital.

 

Region:

 

The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth $227 million Dollars because of fears of U.S. sanctions linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 

Singapore yesterday wrapped up military exercises Super Garuda Shield with 13 neighboring countries including Indonesia, Malaysia,  and the United states.

 

Japan marked the 77th anniversary of its surrender in the second World War in which some 2.3 million military personnel and 800,000 civilians lost their lives. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to never repeat the horrors of war. 
  
Chiang Mai: Cloudy with rain, heavy at times 29C
Bangkok: Cloudy with thunderstorms 30C        
Pattaya and SE: Cloudy with thundershowers later 30C
Phuket and the South: Partly cloudy, isolated showers 30C
Hua Hin: Bright but cloudy with further rain likely this afternoon 31C

 

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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