NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday August 19 2022

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Narcotics police shot dead a drug trafficker during a shoot out at the man's home in Ratchaburi, 
Officers understand the man 30 year old Mr Chaiwit  was a major distributor in his hometown and Kanchanaburi. 

A group calling themselves The Bari-san Revolusi Nasional or (BRN) claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks on convenience stores and petrol stations that killed at least one and injured several others on Wednesday. 

The group claimed the  government and armed forces were supporting small chain stores which it claims took business away from local shops.

Former Sri Lanka president Gota-baya Raja-paksa looks set to leave Thailand and return to Sri Lanka next Wednesday. Having fled his home country just over one month ago following mass demonstrations.  

A 34 year old computer geek who hacked into the Constitutional Court website and changed the name to kangaroo court was jailed for one year and six months yesterday the court also fined him just over 87,000 baht. defendant, had pleaded guilty to the charges.

An international organisation called “Operation Underground Railroad” gave a demonstration to Thai police yesterday of a specially trained dog that can sniff out flash drives and other electronic storage devices, the labrador had been used to trace child sex abuse cases overseas.

The U.S diplomatic service announced that Robert F Godec will be the next ambassador to Thailand. 
Mr Godec served as the senior coordinator for Afghanistan, he was Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs and has served as Ambassador to Kenya. It’s not known when he will begin his post in Bangkok.

Locally:
 

There will be disruption to the water supply in Khao Tao for the rest of August and September, due to maintenance.
 
Region:

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said this morning the country will never deal with what she called an "audacious" South Korean initiative, which would boost the North's economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.

Singapore will overtake Australia to have Asia’s highest share of millionaires in the adult population by 2030, according to a report by HSBC.

Singapore is expected to top the list in Asia-Pacific followed by Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan,

Chiang Mai: A fine start, rain this afternoon  31C
Bangkok: Bright becoming Cloudy with thundershowers 32C        
Pattaya and SE:   Bright partly Cloudy 31C.
Phuket and the South: Sunny, Dry  Partly cloudy 30C
Hua Hin: Bright partly cloudy with rain likely late this afternoon 32C

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