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Bualoi hits, triggering heavy floods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/09/2025
» Typhoon Bualoi has unleashed widespread flooding across the country, with Ayutthaya, Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima, and Sa Kaeo among the hardest hit.
Bangkok governor blasts contractor after Udomsuk flood chaos
Online Reporters, Published on 28/09/2025
» Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt inspected flood-hit areas in Phra Khanong and Bang Na districts late Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday, after heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding — including on Udomsuk Road, a stretch that he said should never have flooded at all.
Capital 'ready' for torrential rain this week
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has reassured residents that the capital is prepared to cope with heavy rainfall this week, following public concern over rising water levels in upstream provinces.
Toxin levels rise in Kok River
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/09/2025
» A Senate committee has warned of worsening arsenic and heavy metal contamination in the Kok River in Chiang Rai from mines in Myanmar's Shan State.
Flood crisis deepens in many provinces
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2025
» Many provinces are grappling with severe flooding as reservoirs are exceeding their capacity and major dams continue to increase water discharge rates.
Areas south of Chai Nat brace for possible flooding
Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» The Royal Irrigation Department has increased the water discharge rate from the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat province in preparation for taking more runoff from upstream, warning downstream communities to brace for possible flooding.
Floods 'a recurring nightmare'
Oped, Published on 16/09/2025
» Thailand has faced floods for more than a century. Some years are worse than others, but the pattern is consistent. The catastrophic 2011 floods remain the most painful reminder: according to the World Bank, they caused US$46.5 billion (1.5 trillion baht) in economic losses, displaced 13 million people, and claimed approximately 800 lives. Much of the country's industrial heartland was submerged for months, severely impacting global supply chains.
Mexico's macabre Island of the Dolls inspires Tim Burton and Lady Gaga
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» XOCHIMILCO (MEXICO) - On the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City, hundreds of plastic toys wearing little more than rags hang from trees, their glass eyes staring down at visitors.
A sitting target
Postbag, Published on 15/09/2025
» Re: "Canal project has potential", (PostBag, Sept 14) & "Land bridge a disaster in waiting", (Editorial, June 22).
From FDI to homegrown growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/09/2025
» For decades, Thailand has leaned heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI) as the engine of growth. That strategy once delivered jobs and exports, but today it yields diminishing returns. Inflows are volatile, competitiveness is slipping, and dependence on external capital leaves the economy vulnerable to global shocks. Thailand must change course.