AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoRoad Safety Tragedy: An 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ pickup into a Buddhist pilgrimage procession in Mukdahan, killing eight monks (five at the scene, three later in hospital) and injuring more than 20 others; police say the child is in custody and the cause is still under investigation, with CCTV showing the truck veering before impact. Aviation & Drugs: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered urgent talks between narcotics agencies and Airports of Thailand after Australia-linked drug cases involving Thai Airways staff raised concerns about Thailand’s aviation image and its OECD accession push. Diplomatic Reality Check: Thailand’s foreign ministry denied an AI-generated image claiming French President Macron knelt before the Thai king during a Paris state visit, after the picture spread widely online. Regional Tech Links: Microsoft joined a consortium led by Lightstorm to build a new India–Singapore–Malaysia subsea cable aimed at supporting AI and cloud workloads, targeting service in late 2029. Flood Preparedness: Deputy PM Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn is set to meet Songkhla business leaders to discuss clearer plans to prevent a repeat of last year’s Hat Yai floods.
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