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Sad litany of flood missteps
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2025
» Entrenched patronage networks, political meddling in appointments, and a lack of professional disaster-management leadership created a cascade of preventable failures in the catastrophic flooding that tore apart Songkhla's Hat Yai district, a major economic engine of the South, according to academics.
Hat Yai zone submerged 'for weeks'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/11/2025
» Hat Yai continues to face severe flooding, with experts warning that the city's economic zone will remain submerged at least until mid-December.
'Rain bombs' revive fears of 2011 floods
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 04/06/2025
» Thailand's recent "rain bombs" have triggered concern about a repeat of the massive floods in 2011 that caused widespread losses, paralysed cities and stung the economy.
Talk of early warnings returns after the fact
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/04/2025
» Thailand's natural disaster early warning and alert system faces huge challenges after experts blamed poor coordination for a slow response to the earthquake in Myanmar that saw strong tremors sweep across Thailand on March 28.
Payout sped up for slain rider's family
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 24/01/2025
» Government agencies have expedited the provision of compensation for the family of a delivery rider killed in a road rage incident in Bangkok earlier this week, Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa says.
Aid expedited for family of Bangkok road-rage victim
Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2025
» Government agencies have expedited the provision of compensation for the family of a delivery rider killed in a road-rage incident in Bangkok this week, Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa says.
Road-rage driver in court for killing motorcyclist
Online Reporters, Published on 22/01/2025
» Police took a road-rage motorist accused of intentionally crashing into and killing a motorcycle delivery rider to Bangkok South Criminal Court on Wednesday and applied to extend his detention.
Road-rage driver kills Bangkok delivery rider
Online Reporters, Published on 21/01/2025
» A delivery rider was killed when a car driver rammed his bike in a road rage incident on Sukhumvit Road in Watthana district of Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The driver was subsequently arrested and faces a murder charge.
Bangkok temperatures approaching 40-year low
Online Reporters, Published on 09/01/2025
» Bangkok is expected to experience its coolest weather in almost 40 years on Sunday and Monday, with low temperatures of 16 degrees Celsius, while lows in the North and the Northeast will be 12°C, forecasters said on Thursday.
Bangkok temperatures expected to fall to 15°C
Published on 05/01/2025
» The temperature in Bangkok is expected to drop to a low of 15°C on Monday, lasting until Tuesday.