NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 29 September 2023

Thai anti-narcotics police made one of the kingdom's biggest drug busts ever, seizing drugs worth over $8 million dollars. During a late-night raid in central Nakhon Pathom city on Wednesday night , officers discovered around 15 million methamphetamine tablets and arrested four men. The U.N’s. drug agency’s report in June warned that the huge trade in methamphetamine and other illegal drugs shows no signs of slowing down.

Prime minister Srettha met PM Hun Manet and Hun Sen, at the cambodian capital Phnom phen yesterday
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to boost bilateral trade to 15 billion dollars per year by 2025, this was Sretha's second trip abroad since taking office.

Over 400 members of a police savings and credit co-operative located in Lamphun have reportedly been defrauded by their own staff members, resulting in losses exceeding 200 million baht. This fraudulent activity was brought to the attention of two local MPs. The Move Forward Party will send the complaint to the House speaker before passing it on to Police for investigation.  

From  November 1st, top crime, digital, and police departments will launch an Anti Online Scam operation. This new center will operate as a high-tech war room, utilizing advanced technology to offer intelligent support while gathering and scrutinizing data associated with online scams. The Digital Economy Minister described this as a proactive measure aimed at tackling the online fraud challenges encountered by the public.

The new satellite terminal at Suvarnabhumi International Airport opened to the public yesterday with a soft launch.

 
The new satellite terminal, known as SAT-1, will increase the overall passenger numbers to around 60 million a year from the current 45 million. The new terminal will be fully operational by the end of the year, a new third runway is due to open in 2025. 

Around The Region:

China has tested the world's first submarine detection device
The 6G  sensors can identify extremely small surface vibrations produced by a low-frequency sound source in the open sea, and is small enough to be used with a drone.

The Weather:  

Meanwhile
Cloudy with thunderstorms sweeping in from the west.

Chiang Mai and the north: thunderstorms 27C                    
Bangkok:, cloudy with rain 30C  
Pattaya, Cloudy, Rain 31C     
Phuket and the south:  bright, cloudy with rain 30C                                                                                            
Hua Hin: Cloudy with a chance of rain. 31C.

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