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Ex-DSI chief Tarit resorts to Charter Court to delay reading of verdict

24 Sept 05:25 Key points summarised by AI

Former DSI chief Tarit Pengdit petitioned the Constitutional Court to delay the Supreme Court's verdict reading in his malfeasance case.
Tarit challenges the constitutionality of Criminal Code Sections 157 and 200, claiming a guilty verdict would "whitewash" the 2010 red-shirt crackdown.
He faces a potential two-year jail term if the Supreme Court upholds the Appeals Court's guilty verdict, having been previously acquitted by the Criminal Court.

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.