
Southern Thailand Floods Leave Nearly 3 Million Stranded, 33 Dead as Aid Mobilizes

Hat Yai Faces 300-Year Flood: Residents Stranded, Relief Underway
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Eight high-ground field hospitals in Hat Yai, Songkhla, provide 24/7 emergency care during severe floods. Check Thai Help Centre for your nearest ward now.

By Feb 14 2026, Thai banks will block mobile banking on phones below iOS 14 or Android 10. Verify your OS, back up data, and upgrade to keep mobile banking services.

Flood-hit residents in southern Thailand—learn how to secure a 9,000-baht grant, interest-free loans, debt relief and free shelters. Apply quickly via PromptPay.

Hat Yai’s worst flood in 25 years prompts a one-year debt freeze, ฿100K repair loans, emergency cash grants and a ฿2 M death payout. Apply online or at district offices today.

Dec. 10–11: Thai MPs choose between a voter-nominated or expert-only panel to draft the new constitution, shaping public input and reform pace. Find out why.

After an ammonia leak at Trang’s ice plant sent two workers to hospital, authorities secured the site and urged residents to follow safety drills to stay safe.

Frost will hit northern Thailand’s valleys as Koto’s remnants whip Andaman Sea with 3–4m waves. Residents should secure vessels and follow marine advisories.

Thailand is ramping up STEM training and digitising government services to attract Chinese tech investment, creating AI, EV and robotics jobs for Thai workers.

Bangkok court accepts ex-PM Thaksin’s Section 112 appeal, reigniting the lese-majeste debate. Expats and investors should monitor protests, advisories and market shifts.

Discover how Paetongtarn’s viral prison reunion photo prompted Thailand to launch extended family visits across 143 jails this New Year. Learn more.

Lingering La Niña rains have killed 18 and displaced over 1 million families across southern Thailand. Read on for relief efforts, govt aid & resilience plans.

Floods in Narathiwat halt fuel deliveries and cut internet in southern Thailand. Authorities work to restore connectivity and fuel supply.
Politics News

Bangkok court accepts ex-PM Thaksin’s Section 112 appeal, reigniting the lese-majeste debate. Expats and investors should monitor protests, advisories and market shifts.

Discover how Paetongtarn’s viral prison reunion photo prompted Thailand to launch extended family visits across 143 jails this New Year. Learn more.

Dec. 10–11: Thai MPs choose between a voter-nominated or expert-only panel to draft the new constitution, shaping public input and reform pace. Find out why.

Thailand’s parliament meets Dec 10-11 for charter debate, risking delays that could hit tourism, elections and markets. Learn what to watch.

Discover how PM Anutin’s fourth trip to Hat Yai and a total 8.55 billion baht package are driving evacuations, loans and rebuilding in Songkhla. Read more.

Thailand's TAO elections on Jan 11 will test local councils on aging, urban sprawl, fiscal strains and adoption of e-governance to better serve communities.

Thailand’s New Year prison waiver let Paetongtarn Shinawatra spend two close-contact hours with her father, ex-PM Thaksin, inside Bangkok’s Klongprem Prison.

Overcrowded Rohingya boat capsized near Koh Tarutao, leaving 27 dead. Survivors recount horrors as ASEAN confronts calls to boost regional rescue.
Tourism News

More than 64,000 households from Surat Thani to Ayutthaya are underwater in severe Thailand floods. Get safety tips, transport alerts and relief updates—learn more.

Thailand’s parliament meets Dec 10-11 for charter debate, risking delays that could hit tourism, elections and markets. Learn what to watch.

Discover how Thailand’s new biometric screening at Suvarnabhumi and Mae Sai speeds your visa run, cuts fraud and safeguards tourists—read our complete guide now.

Pre-dawn Pattaya club raid detains 30 for drugs and illicit labor. Discover how this crackdown on nightlife impacts expat safety and tourist confidence.

After a viral Pattaya street fight under PDPA, authorities boost patrols and privacy protocols. Read safety tips, legal advice; hotline 1337 to stay secure.

Discover how Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports are reinvesting record profits into e-gates, new terminals and faster check-ins—read on to see what it means for your next Thai trip.

A Koh Samui villa burglary saw 246,000 baht stolen. See how police tech, tighter laws and expert tips help expats and locals strengthen home security today.
