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Vorapak under fire as PM seeks clarification on alleged Cambodia scam link

10 Sept 11:14 Key points summarised by AI

Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong has been ordered by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to provide a written clarification regarding allegations linking him to Cambodia's Prince Group, a major transnational scam syndicate identified by the US Department of Justice.
Prime Minister Anutin affirmed that any administration member found involved in scam activities would face legal consequences and discussed enhanced Thai-US cooperation to combat transnational scam networks.
Separately, People's Party MP Suphanat Minchaiynunt faces a criminal defamation charge from Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction, a company with major shareholders from the Prime Minister's family, after he shared information about a Prince Group affiliate having an office in their building, which he claims was not intended to defame or implicate the PM.

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.