The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has already collected more than 10,000 tonnes of post-flood garbage as the water retreats across the capital, with a "Buddy District" task force accelerating recovery efforts.

SURAT THANI: A villa on Koh Samui was reported hit by landslide on Monday with local administrators warning of more due to rain-soaked soil.

Police were able to find and detain a 42-year-old South Korean man at a condominium in Bangkok wanted in his home country for allegedly distributing pornographic videos of teenage girls online.

PHETCHABUN - Phetchabun authorities face calls to review adventure tourism safety rules and compliance after two foreigners were injured in a fall from a cliff while abseiling over the weekend.

The Progressive Social Security team has taken control of the Social Security Office Board with a dominating win over their rivals in Sunday's election.

Trains running on the MRT's Blue Line were experiencing delays of up to 10 minutes on Monday due to a "technical disruption".

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Monday that flooding continues to make life wretched for people in parts of Bangkok and 20 provinces, mostly in the Central Plains.

The forecast is for heavy rain in the South on Monday, expanding into the lower North, the lower Northeast, the Central Plains including Greater Bangkok and the East on Tuesday.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Sunday there was no evidence of an outbreak in Russia following reports of a suspected death from pneumonic plague there.

An early retirement scheme for civil servants is nearing completion, with plans to reduce the civil service workforce by 5% annually, starting in fiscal 2027, says Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Pakorn Nilprapunt.

The government has ordered inspections of all 1,203 registered elderly and dependent care facilities nationwide within two months following reports of overcrowding, unlicensed operations and alleged abuse in Kanchanaburi and Nonthaburi.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) has banned public gatherings around the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), venues hosting official functions and hotels accommodating delegates to the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings 2026 until Oct 20.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand has appointed a prominent veterinarian from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), Pattarapol Maneeon, as an "SDG Star".

The recent discovery of overcrowding, unlicensed operations and mistreatment at care facilities in Kanchanaburi and Nonthaburi has exposed potential weaknesses in the elderly care oversight system, prompting nationwide inspections and calls for tougher enforcement.

The government has denied neglecting flood victims while hosting the IMF-World Bank annual meetings, saying financial assistance had been available since Sept 26.

Academics have called on the Election Commission (EC) to address concerns over ballot secrecy and rebuild public trust ahead of the next Senate election, due in just over two years.

The Democrat Party is pressing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to clarify land transactions linked to the cancelled Bueng Khu Bon water-retention project and revive the scheme to prevent flooding in eastern Bangkok.

Government Chief Whip Korrawee Prissananantakul said on Sunday that three days should suffice for the planned no-confidence debate as many of the opposition's allegations seem to overlap.

The government has advised motorists to avoid some Bangkok streets that will be used for the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group from Oct 12-18.

Police have arrested a second Thai man suspected of taking abducted Chinese job seekers to the Thai-Myanmar border, after three Chinese captives were rescued and a Thai suspect apprehended last month.

Flooding persists in parts of 21 provinces, mostly on the Central Plain, as the northern runoff surge arrives, adding to residual rainfall, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Sunday.

Mu Koh Similan National Park in Phang Nga province will reopen to visitors on Oct 15 for the 2026-27 tourist season.

Police have arrested two women in Bangkok who allegedly supplied balloons of laughing gas to customers on Khao San Road in Bangkok.

PHUKET - A fire damaged an ambulance parked at a hospital in Muang district on Sunday morning.

Rescuers received the most praise for their efforts during the recent Bangkok floods, not the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration or the government, an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration reported on Sunday.

The opposition Democrat Party has called for better access to financial assistance for flood victims in Bangkok, saying unclear and delayed relief measures have forced some affected traders to turn to loan sharks to keep their businesses afloat.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urged authorities to accelerate post-flood recovery efforts and warned 14 southern provinces to prepare for another round of heavy rainfall.

Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat has urged insured workers and employers to participate in today’s Social Security Board (SSB) election, which will determine the future direction of an agency managing a fund worth nearly 3 trillion baht.

Five senior police at Chana Songkhram station have been transferred to inactive posts pending an investigation after a special task force raided an unlicensed entertainment venue on Khao San Road and found several alleged violations.

Police submitted their investigation file on fraud in local government recruitment examinations to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) within the required 30-day deadline, says national police chief Pol Gen Samran Nualma.