Myanmar junta closes down three Mandalay hospitals

23 Sept 06:15 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's military junta closed three private hospitals in Mandalay—Kant Kaw, City, and Palace—by revoking their business licenses.
The closures target these hospitals for employing striking medics who joined the civil disobedience movement, aiming to block their income and continuing a pattern of detentions against healthcare workers.

Government to start building Chainat-Pasak-Gulf water diversion canal next year

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.