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Hospital fined Bt1.2m after medical records used as snack bags

14 Sept 01:48 Key points summarised by AI

A major private hospital and its contractor were fined Bt1.22 million by the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) for a severe data breach involving patient medical records improperly destroyed and later found as snack bags.
The incident stemmed from the hospital's failure to supervise a small, family-run business hired for document destruction, leading to over 1,000 sensitive medical documents entering the public domain.
Separately, a government agency faced over Bt300,000 in fines for a system hack that exposed 200,000 individuals' data due to weak cybersecurity and a lack of a Data Processing Agreement with its developer.
The PDPC also issued significant fines, totaling over Bt13 million, to three private-sector companies (a computer retailer, a cosmetics company, and a toy retailer) for various personal data leaks.
Since the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) came into effect, the PDPC has issued six cases and nine administrative orders, resulting in fines exceeding Bt21.5 million for data protection violations.

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.