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Eight soldiers injured as truck plunges into ravine in Songkhla

13 Sept 09:18 Key points summarised by AI

Eight soldiers were injured when their armour-plated jeep plunged into a roadside ravine in Songkhla's Na Thawee district.
The soldiers were en route to Sabayoi district to reinforce security forces engaged in a gunfight with southern insurgents.
The accident was attributed to brake failure while the vehicle navigated a winding, mountainous road, causing it to lose control.
The standoff between security forces and insurgents in Sabayoi district was ongoing at the time of the report, with occasional gunfire.

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.