NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 6 October 2023

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Thai police have arrested four men accused of selling a gun to the 14-year-old who carried out a shooting attack at Siam Paragon mall that left two people dead.

officers say they know the shooting range where the 14-year-old practiced and the instructor who oversaw his training.

 

Mr Prasert, the Digital Minister, announced a trial of an emergency mobile SMS alert system currently underway at Government House, marking the first such a system in Thailand. He added that the system is expected to rapidly reach millions of mobile phone users during emergency situations in the future.

 

A Suvarnabhumi airport baggage checker was suspended for failing to inspect a bag containing smuggled animals. Some of which escaped, causing disruption on a flight Bangkok to Taipei. During the flight, a passenger spotted a rat, leading cabin staff to discover an otter under a passengers seat.

CCTV revealed the employee's failure to inspect the flagged suspicious bag. 

 

Police say they received over 356 thousand complaints over the last 18 months from people who have been scammed, the total value of losses are estimated to be 45.7 billion baht, with most cases related to online shopping. Other cases involved investment scams, threats and scams by call centres and impersonating peoples identities.  

 

Bangkok’s City Council gave its approval to replace all fossil fuel-powered public buses with electric vehicles by 2030.

The Move Forward councillor for Bang Sue had urged members to pass the regulation, which would effectively tackle fine-dust particles in the capital and promote cleaner air for more than 10 million residents.

Around The Region:

 

 Indonesia’s agriculture minister stepped down over his involvement in a case being investigated by the country’s anti-graft agency, making him the sixth minister in President Joko Widodo’s cabinet to face allegations of corruption.

 

Malaysia is calling on its neighbour Indonesia and a grouping of South-east Asian nations to take action as air quality worsened across the country due to fires in Indonesia.

Smoke from fires to clear land for palm oil and paper plantations in Indonesia blankets much of the region, bringing risks to public health.

The Weather:  

 

Clouds and rain sweeping in from the west

Meanwhile

Chiang Mai and the north: cloudy Thundershowers 31C                    
Bangkok:, cloudy Thundershowers  31C  
Pattaya, Cloudy, Thundershowers  30C     
Phuket and the south:  Cloudy with thundershowers 29C                                                                                           
Hua Hin: bright partly becoming cloudy with rain expected this afternoon . 31C. 
Much the same over the weekend.

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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