Tracking environment for Thailand — coverage from the newsroom in Bangkok.
Environment · TourismTemperatures will drop 1–4 °C across Thailand next week. Learn how expats, farmers & travelers can protect health, crops & travel during the January cold snap.
Culture · EnvironmentNewly digitised home videos of 80s-90s Bangkok give planners vivid lessons in congestion, canals and street life—insights shaping the next city master plan.
Environment · TourismThailand's Siberian cold wave drops temps to 4 °C on hilltops, threatens rice frost, sparks coffee blooms; marine squalls expected. Dress warm and monitor waves.
Environment · TourismFlood warning in Hat Yai shifts to green as canals clear and reservoirs have room. Light rain expected through December—keep an umbrella and stay alert.
Environment · TourismDiscover how a rare dugong mother-and-calf sighting in Krabi’s Ao Thueng Bay prompted new 5-knot boat limits to protect vital seagrass meadows—learn why it matters for Thailand’s coast.
Environment · EconomyAfter record floods in Hat Yai, Thailand, streets are clear but families await ฿9,000 payouts as another monsoon looms. Track cleanup progress and aid updates.
Tourism · EnvironmentExplore Phuket's 2023–30 plan to cap beach chairs, brighten tunnels, expand CCTV and build flood walls—see how the island stays safe, clean and visitor-ready.
Environment · EconomyHat Yai races to clear nearly 1 million tonnes of flood debris and restore power, water and roads before heavy rain returns 12–16 Dec. Get the latest recovery updates.
Environment · PoliticsThai cabinet’s new flood panel draws fire as experts say unused alerts, data platforms and budgets hamper real fixes for residents. See what could change next.