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3 senior officials recommended to be sacked over dubious 112.5-Bln Baht rubber glove deal

13 Sept 10:35 Key points summarised by AI

Three senior Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) officials, including former acting director Pol Col Roongroj Putthiyawat, are recommended for dismissal due to gross disciplinary violations.
The officials are implicated in an unauthorized 112.5-billion-baht rubber glove procurement deal, having placed a 2-billion-baht deposit without PWO board approval, which authorities are now seeking to recover.

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.