NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 13 October 2023

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The government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that its 10,000-baht digital wallet distribution complies with all applicable laws, it emphasizes its willingness to undergo thorough scrutiny. The Anti-Corruption Commission is closely monitoring the initiative for any signs of policy corruption.

A substantial PETITION against the 10,000-baht project has been submitted by a group calling itself the
‘Universities Network for Thailand’s Reform’, this included more than 130 Chulalongkorn and Thammasat economists and other university academics.

 

The first group of 41 Thai workers returned home from Israel yesterday 

several had been shot and injured as they were trying to flee during the attack on Israel by Hamas last Saturday.

 

A gun maker who escaped before police raided his house on Wednesday returned prepared to surrender, but ended up shooting himself dead after returning to his house in Nakhon si thammarat.

Police saw He had a gunshot wound to his head and a pistol in his right hand. 

Relatives said the 32-year-old had intended to surrender to protect his family, They suspect that the stress from pending legal action  may have led to his taking his own life. 

 

Police arrested 1,593 suspects and seized more than 2,000 illegal guns and 75,000 bullets during a three-day crackdown following last weeks  deadly shooting at  siam Paragon.

Over 3,200 locations were raided across the country. 

 

Around The Region:

 

South Korea said it has bolstered its border defences, fearing a Hamas-style attack from the  North, Analysts estimate North Korea could fire 16,000 rockets and shells in the first hour of a surprise attack.

South korea's defense minister called for the suspension of an existing agreement on the expanded buffer zones separating the two Koreas that was signed in 2018 to reduce military tension.

 

The Weather:  

 

Chiang Mai and the north: Cloudy Thunderstorms 31C

Bangkok:, Cloudy, Thundershowers 33C

Pattaya, Cloudy, Thundershowers  32C

Phuket and the south: cloudy, thundershowers  30 C 

‘HuaHin’ : cloudy  with showers 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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