Troops to monitor construction worker housing in Bangkok for lockdown month

23 Sept 02:59 Key points summarised by AI

Army Enforces Construction Camp Lockdown: Troops will monitor Bangkok's construction worker housing for a month to ensure residents stay confined, curbing COVID-19 spread.
Conditional Reopening for Camps: Camps in Bangkok and southern provinces face a month-long closure, with early reopening possible upon infection clearance and worker vaccination.
Government Provides Welfare: Labour Ministry officials will disburse half-salary payments every five days, and the government will supply food and water to confined workers.
Regional Movement Restrictions: Troops in southern provinces will prevent interprovincial travel, while governors will monitor and quarantine workers returning to their home provinces.

Uthenthawai students and alumni declare truce with Pathumwan rivals

Yesterday 20:34 Key points summarised by AI

Uthenthawai students and alumni have pledged to cease violent clashes with Pathumwan Institute rivals, coinciding with their campus's reopening after a 90-day closure.
The Minister of Higher Education is mediating the long-running conflict, while the campus closure has significantly disrupted in-person classes and laboratory work for over 1,000 students.
Uthenthawai resists relocation from its current site, citing a historical land grant from King Rama VI, despite Chulalongkorn University's plans to reclaim the land for an educational hub.
Concerns are mounting over the legality of the campus closure, its detrimental impact on uninvolved students, and the potential commercial development of the land, which critics argue contradicts the late King Rama VI's intentions.