Many piglets drown, others evacuated from flooding in Thailand

13 Sept 08:37 Key points summarised by AI

Severe flooding across Thailand has caused significant animal casualties, with over 3,600 piglets drowning in Kanchanaburi province.
Emergency efforts are underway to evacuate 10,000 piglets and 2,800 adult pigs, hampered by impassable, flood-covered roads requiring boat transport to waiting trucks.
In Nakhon Ratchasima, a crocodile farm housing over 1,000 crocodiles faces a critical threat from rising floodwaters, prompting round-the-clock monitoring and preparations to prevent escapes and ensure public safety.

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.