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Online advance booking of train tickets now requires credit or debit card

23 Sept 03:36 Key points summarised by AI

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) now mandates credit or debit card payments for online advance train ticket bookings made through its D-Ticket website or application.
This new requirement addresses the issue of passengers booking tickets online but failing to claim them, which previously resulted in lost travel opportunities for other passengers.

Today 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.