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Hospital director admits slapping teen father for smoking in hospital toilet

Hospital director admits slapping teen father for smoking in hospital toilet

13 Sept 13:45 Key points summarised by AI

Dr. Rienthong Nanna, director of Mongkut Wattana Hospital, admitted to slapping a 14-year-old boy caught smoking in a hospital toilet.
The director also ordered the teen stripped naked and expelled, justifying his actions as a lesson against violating strict no-smoking rules, citing health risks and past fires.
While admitting his actions were wrong, Dr. Rienthong refused to apologize for the punishment.
The teen's mother filed a police complaint, accepting her son's smoking offense but condemning the director's harsh punishment, especially the public stripping that caused her son great embarrassment.

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

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.

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