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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.
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.
Lawyer urges flood victims to sue govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2025
» Activist and lawyer Ronnarong Kaewpetch is urging flood victims to pursue legal action against the state over delayed warnings, mismanagement and infrastructure failures, saying the government should be held responsible for the floods which struck Songkhla's Hat Yai district and other parts of the southern region.
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.
BMA to expand city's Water Taxi network
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/11/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has unveiled plans to renovate inner-city canals for tourism and improve water-based transport with an expanded Water Taxi service, supported by an on-demand mobile application set to launch by mid-December.
Floods ravage Hat Yai as heavy rain in South continues
News, Assawin Pakkawan and Online Reporters, Published on 22/11/2025
» Persistent rain has caused severe flooding in Hat Yai district of the southern border province of Songkhla on Saturday.
Klong Toey locals brace for floods
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 11/11/2025
» Residents living along the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok's Klong Toey district are bracing for more floods, as authorities plan to increase the discharge rate of the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat on Tuesday.
Flood defences ramped up as storm nears
News, Published on 07/11/2025
» Bangkok is strengthening its flood defences as the capital braces for rising water levels in the Chao Phraya River, influenced by Typhoon Kalmaegi and increased runoff from the North.