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About 40 elephants sighted near resort in Nakhon Nayok looking for food

21 Sept 23:37 Key points summarised by AI

A herd of about 40 elephants, including calves, ventured from Khao Yai National Park towards a resort in Nakhon Nayok, detected by GPS collars on known elephants like Sarika, Bit, and Nathee.
Park officials successfully guided the elephants back into the park, attributing the increased frequency of such foraging incidents to a growing elephant population and food scarcity within the park.

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.