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Car bomb in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat injures three on Wednesday

10 Sept 12:57 Key points summarised by AI

A car bomb attack in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat slightly injured three defence volunteers on Wednesday night.
Insurgents used a driverless car, loaded with explosives, which was remotely detonated after being drifted into a sandbag wall protecting a defence volunteer outpost.
This incident is the second car bomb in Narathiwat this year, contributing to the 67 reported car bombs in Thailand's Deep South since 2004, with Narathiwat experiencing the highest number of such attacks.

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.