299 people found to have broken Thailand’s curfew on the first night

13 Sept 09:51 Key points summarised by AI

Thai police arrested 299 individuals across 10 provinces for violating the newly imposed 9pm-4am curfew on its first night.
The arrests, including 57 in Bangkok, were made at 148 checkpoints as part of semi-lockdown measures to curb rising COVID-19 infections.

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.