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Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Published on 17/12/2025
» Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
Garbage a major problem in flood-devastated Hat Yai district
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2025
» Garbage disposal in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, is expected to be completed by Dec 10, while the southern flood death toll rose to 170 on Sunday.
When flood warnings come too late
News, Published on 29/11/2025
» Pictures can speak a thousand words; images can induce rivers of tears and break so many hearts. Viral images are too grim to look at. Thirty newborns in a darkened ward. Nurses working by flashlight. Outside, streets had become rivers. Parents could not reach their children. In Hat Yai, the water pushed past the second floor.
Drones expected to speed Thai flood relief
Published on 27/11/2025
» HAT YAI - Flood rescue teams in Thailand readied drones to deliver aid on Thursday and helicopters dropped supplies to people marooned on rooftops as waters receded, raising hope for more ground evacuations.
Floodwater receding in three southern provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» Flooding persisted in nine southern provinces on Thursday, with water reported to be receding in three provinces, including hard-hit Songkhla.
Colder weather forecast until Saturday
News, Published on 27/11/2025
» Parts of Thailand, including Bangkok, will experience colder weather until Saturday, forecasters said on Thursday, confirming that Typhoon Koto in the South China Sea will not enter the country.
Philippines freezes $200m in assets linked to flood graft
Published on 26/11/2025
» MANILA - The Philippine government has frozen more assets allegedly linked to graft-ridden flood control projects, raising the total to 12 billion pesos ($204 million), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday.
Southern floods take 33 lives, water still rising
Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2025
» Thirty-three people had been killed by the severe flooding in the South as of Wednesday, with water levels continuing to rise in most of the inundated provinces.
Desperate calls for help echo in flooded Hat Yai
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2025
» SONGKHLA — Screams for help from flood-stricken residents filled the air in Hat Yai of this heavily inundated southern border province from Monday night, leading to a complete evacuation order for the entire district.
Southern flood levels still rising
Online Reporters, Published on 24/11/2025
» Severe flooding continued and was deeper in most of the 10 affected southern provinces on Monday, with heavy rain forecast to continue in the region into Tuesday.