Nationwide crackdown launched on illegal nominee shareholders and land holdings
Government to start building Chainat-Pasak-Gulf water diversion canal next year
Sanitation workers find woman's body hidden in discarded blanket
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Sanitation workers find woman's body hidden in discarded blanket
23 Sept 00:12Key points summarised by AI
Sanitation workers in Rayong discovered the body of a woman wrapped in a blanket inside a garbage truck after the compactor ripped open the bundle.
Police have launched an investigation to identify the red-haired woman, estimated to have been dead for at least three days, and determine the exact cause of death.
Government to start building Chainat-Pasak-Gulf water diversion canal next year
Today 14:58Key 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.