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Thai authorities offer ฿3k cash reward for information on illegal road racing

23 Sept 06:08 Key points summarised by AI

Thai authorities offer a ฿3,000 cash reward to individuals providing information that leads to the arrest of illegal road racers, with 23 informants already compensated.
Citizens can report illegal racing incidents via emergency hotlines (191, 1599) or the Royal Thai Police Facebook page, providing images or clips as evidence, as part of a broader crackdown on unsafe driving during Songkran.

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.