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Artificial nests installed for parakeets at Nonthaburi temple

23 Sept 01:58 Key points summarised by AI

Conservationists installed artificial nests at Madua Temple in Nonthaburi to provide breeding grounds for Alexandrine parakeets, a species with an estimated 200 remaining in Thailand.
The initiative aims to protect these parakeets, whose numbers have declined due to commercial hunting, and advocates for their recognition as Nonthaburi's symbolic bird.

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.