Checkpoints set up in Bangkok to stop construction workers leaving their sites

14 Sept 05:13 Key points summarised by AI

Bangkok has established six checkpoints and deployed police to construction worker dormitories to prevent COVID-19 spread, as facilities are sealed for one month starting today.
The measure impacts 575 construction worker housing facilities in Bangkok, with 77 already completely sealed, while active screening and inoculations are set to begin.
Construction workers voice deep concerns over their livelihoods, fearing significant income loss and inadequate compensation during the month-long lockdown, especially those without social security.

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.