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More firefighters assigned to paper recycling plant fire

23 Sept 01:40 Key points summarised by AI

A massive fire at a scrap paper recycling plant in Samut Sakhon, which started Tuesday, has already consumed 23 of 26 large paper piles, estimated at 180 million baht.
Firefighters, battling exhaustion and water shortages, received additional resources and a water pump, with local officials meeting to enhance efforts, expecting the blaze to be fully extinguished in three days.

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.