NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 12 July 2024

Authorities seized more than 3 million speed pills abandoned by fleeing smugglers after an exchange of gunfire along a road near a forested area of Chaing Rai. Border patrol and police officers attempted to stop 3 pickup trucks yesterday morning but were shot at, gunfire continued for some ten minutes before several armed men fled the trucks on foot. A search of the trucks produced 16  sacks filled with around 3.2 million speed pills.

Several people received burns following an explosion at a gas refuelling station yesterday at Suphan Buri.
A witness said a leaking valve on a 5 tonne gas tanker ignited, Causing the truck to explode, seriously injuring the driver.

New logistics route between Ranong port in Thailand and Yangon in Myanmar has been launched to avoid areas of armed conflicts along the roads normally used.  An Indian cargo ship was the first to use the route; It left Yangon bound for a return trip to Ranong. 

Authorities in Phuket are painting over the rainbow crosswalks created for Pride Month in June because their extra width and slippery paint led to a series of motorcycle accidents. They will be replaced by non slippery conventional red-and-white zebra crossings.

Around the region.

Philippine authorities have identified eight suspects in the kidnap-killings of a Chinese national and Chinese-American that prompted diplomatic intervention by Beijing to call for Manila to swiftly find and punish the perpetrators. 

Local news report that five of the suspects are foreigners while the remaining three are Filipino nationals.

Todays’ WEATHER 

Chiang Mai and the north: Thunderstorms 34C degrees celsius

Bangkok:cloudy thunderstorms 32

Pattaya: Cloudy,  thunderstorms 31

Phuket and the south: Thunder showers 30

Hua Hin: Cloudy, with isolated thundershowers from lunchtime and during the afternoon  31
Much the same over the weekend .

AQI: green which is good 
Green clear, yellow moderate, Orange High,  Red unhealthy.  

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin  Today, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Wunderground.com
The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Windy.com. 

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