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UK’s crumbling canals threatened with collapse
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» WHITCHURCH, England - On a misty winter’s day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
Creative resilience
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/02/2026
» Bangkok Design Week 2026 returned for its ninth year last month. This year, BKKDW2026 claims that, the festival is a systematic platform driving the city-level creative economy. Organised by the Creative Economy Agency, the event asserts that designing is a practical tool which must be applied to elevate standards, create new opportunities and forge new pathways for survival of the city, the economy and Thai businesses.
NHRC urges more talks on plans for historic Chiang Mai weirs
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/01/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned that plans to dismantle or modify three historic weirs in Chiang Mai could risk violating water and cultural rights, urging authorities to hold further public consultations before proceeding.
High tide warnings issued for Bangkok area from Jan 18-22
Published on 16/01/2026
» Residents of Bangkok and six surrounding provinces have been alerted to brace for unusually high tides between Jan 18 and 22, raising the risk of river overflow and flooding in low-lying areas along rivers.
Light rain anticipated in Hat Yai after yellow flag alert
Assawin Pakawan, Published on 19/12/2025
» SONGKHLA - Only light or moderate rain is expected to reach Hat Yai city on Friday, the Hat Yai Municipality said, after it hoisted a yellow flag alert for residents.
Flood resilience a national imperative
Oped, Srinivasa Popuri and Kotchakorn Voraakhom, Published on 18/12/2025
» The twin cyclones Senyar and Ditwah that struck South and Southeast Asia in November caused unprecedented flooding across the region, with Thailand among the most severely affected.
Rethinking local flood management
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 12/12/2025
» As global temperatures rise, extreme rainfall and severe flooding are happening around the world. The science is clear; with every 1 degree Celsius increase, the atmosphere will hold 7% more water vapour. This may explain why storms are more intense as the world warms.
Recovery in Hat Yai 'is too slow'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/12/2025
» Senator Chaiyong Maneerungsakul has criticised the slow progress in clearing waste from Hat Yai after the recent floods, warning that the backlog poses serious health and safety risks ahead of heavy rain forecast for Dec 14.
Disaster struck as preparation fell short
News, Nuthasid Rukkiatwong, Published on 03/12/2025
» To understand the devastation in Hat Yai, we need to refrain from finding excuses and culprits and start looking at the factors that led to this catastrophe.
Authorities insist flood death toll won’t surpass 1,000
Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/12/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has rejected claims of excessively underreported flood deaths, insisting the figures it has released are accurate.