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Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by deadly floods sweeping across Thailand and Vietnam, a crisis that has killed scores and stranded entire communities as meteorologists and climate analysts warn of heavier rains driven by La Nina and long-term warming.The scale of the inundation has highlighted how a late-season monsoon surge, layered onto fragile flood-management systems, is overwhelming towns and cities from southern Thailand to Vietnam’s central coast, with Malaysia bracing itself for its turn as the severe weather moves south.Vast stretches of central and southern Thailand are under water after days of relentless rain breached riverbanks and…

By CAITLIN POWELL – NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:37 EST, 24 November 2025 | Updated: 00:07 EST, 25 November 2025 The moment an Australian tourist allegedly walked out of a tattoo studio in Thailand without paying has been captured on CCTV. Caden Davies, 18, an artist at Dragon Ink Tattoo studio in Patong, on Phuket’s west coast, claims he worked for six hours on correcting a tattoo of a samurai mask but never received full payment from the unnamed man.’I could not remember his name. He said he was a farmer from Australia, and that he came with his wife and little daughter,’ he said. ‘We…

Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow delivers the keynote address in Brussels, emphasizing Thailand’s commitment to global security, economic cooperation, and international partnerships. BRUSSELS – Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow has led the Thai delegation to the 4th EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (IPMF) in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting, held under the theme “Building together a resilient, prosperous and secure future,” brought together ministerial-level representatives from more than 70 countries. As the representative of the Asia-Pacific region, the Foreign Affairs Minister delivered the keynote address, highlighting the importance of strengthening constructive engagement between Europe and the Indo-Pacific to advance shared security,…

Thai rangers have arrested two men suspected of being part of an international wildlife smuggling network, the military said Saturday after they were intercepted in a car carrying 81 macaques near the Cambodian border.Thailand is a major transit hub for wildlife smugglers, who often sell highly prized endangered creatures on the lucrative black market in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.A patrol stopped the vehicle on Friday afternoon in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, where troops found the monkeys stuffed into blue net bags.”At 3:20 pm, authorities arrested the two suspects and inspected their vehicle,” the 12th Ranger Forces Regiment,…

BANGKOK: Southern Thailand is facing an escalating flood disaster, with Songkhla province declaring Hatyai and surrounding districts as red zones and ordering urgent evacuations as heavy rainfall continues under a strong monsoon trough.Critical information from emergency operations and satellite imagery reveals widespread impacts across at least six southern provinces.At the Songkhla Provincial Hall on November 23, 2025, Governor Rattasart Chidchoo chaired a meeting of the Provincial Disaster Command Centre for Floods, Storms and Landslides to assess the rapidly worsening conditions and implement immediate response measures.Flooding across Songkhla between November 19–23 has affected 16 districts, 100 subdistricts, 637 villages and over…

‘Once in a 300 years,’ rain leaves Thailand strandedMore than 8 feet of floodwater has inundated Thailand after heavy rainfall on November 24, 2025.The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation DDPM reported that nearly two million people have been affected by flash flooding across 10 provinces in Thailand. According to local authorities, the heaviest rainfall in southern Thailand in 300 years left people stranded—without power or transportation. According to the Nation Thailand media agency, flood-affected provinces in southern Thailand include Surat Thani, Songkhla, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Phatthalung, Satun, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, covering 92 districts, 581 subdistricts, and…