Senior civil servant faulted for corruption : NACC

13 Sept 23:45 Key points summarised by AI

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) faulted a former deputy director general of the Interior Ministry’s Community Development Department for a criminal violation, accepting a luxury watch worth Bt85,500, far exceeding the legal 3,000 baht limit.
The NACC will ask the Attorney General to indict Thaweep Butphoe on a corruption charge for failing to notify his superior about the gift and keeping it for nearly four years, concluding he committed a severe disciplinary violation.

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.