By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Sep.30) defended himself over last night’s (Sep.29) rare event in which he literally handed out 1,000-baht cash to each of several victims of critical flooding stranded in an inundated northern area of the low-lying capital, saying he just did so at the spur of the
Day: September 30, 2026
Outbound Phaholyothin road badly flooded while dam discharge rate cut
FLOODING woes persist in Bangkok and its vicinity with heavy rain this afternoon (Sep. 30) leading to the area around the Thai National Memorial on the outbound side of Phaholyothin road getting badly flooded with motorists advised to avoid this route, Amarin TV said. FM91 Trafficpro Facebook page issued this alert at 2.18 p.m.
Read moreBangkok and 10 provinces told to brace for increased water discharge from Chao Phraya dam
THE Royal Irrigation Department has increased Chao Phraya dam’s water discharge rate to 2,500 cubic metres per second, effective from noon today (Sep. 30) with the flow to Nakhon Sawan reaching 3,000 m3/s by Friday (Oct. 2) thus residents in low-lying areas of Bangkok and 10 provinces are urged to move their belongings to
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