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Good Samaritan helps 10-year-old Chinese-American girl trudging on lonely road

14 Sept 04:19 Key points summarised by AI

A Good Samaritan, Poommiphat Chaichana, discovered a 10-year-old Chinese-American girl walking alone on a dimly-lit road in Chonburi, Thailand, attempting to reach Suvarnabhumi airport to fly to her mother in China.
Poommiphat intervened, alerted police, and ensured the girl's safe reunion with her father, preventing her from a dangerous 70-kilometer walk on a motorway.

Yesterday 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.