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Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:43:00 +0700
Bangkok flood will drain off 'in a few days'
The flooding in eastern Bangkok will drain off in a few more days, provided it does not rain again, government spokesman Ekkapob Pianpises said on Tuesday.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:31:00 +0700
U2 mark 50 years together with concert at school where it all began
DUBLIN - ⁠U2 marked ⁠50 years as ​a band on Friday by returning to the school where they started playing together as ​teenagers and delighted current students with ‌a concert featuring hits such as With Or Without You, One and Beautiful ...

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:24:00 +0700
AI-based weather forecasting ‘still being studied’
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has denied reports about cabinet approval of a 497-million-baht project to introduce AI-powered weather forecasting from US-based Tomorrow.io to the Thai Meteorological Department.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:56:00 +0700
Frenchman shoots himself at Phuket gun range
PHUKET - A French visitor shot himself in the head at a shooting range on Monday and was rushed to hospital, where he remained in a serious condition on Tuesday. 

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0700
Myanmar airstrike death toll rises to 50
NAY PYI TAW — The death toll from a military airstrike in west Myanmar rose to 50 on Tuesday, two local aid workers at the scene said, the day after it struck a busy market.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:19:00 +0700
Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees despite safety concerns
LUMUT, Malaysia - Malaysia began the process of deporting around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday as part of a refugee repatriation programme, defying objections from the United Nations and dozens of human rights groups.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:10:00 +0700
Thai Airways cancels 8 more flights amid luggage chaos
Thai Airways International has cancelled eight more flights on routes between Bangkok and Khon Kaen, Phuket, Hanoi and Singapore amid the baggage handling chaos at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:57:00 +0700
Mae Klong Dam boosts discharge as flood-hit provinces remain inundated
KANCHANABURI — Communities living downstream of the Mae Klong Dam face imminent flooding as the dam increases water discharges to prevent it from reaching capacity.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:54:00 +0700
Vietnam arrests three on terrorism charges, including Norwegian and Australian citizens
HO CHI MINH — Vietnam police have ⁠arrested ⁠three people, including a Norwegian ​citizen and an Australian national of Vietnamese origin, accusing them of terrorism, in ​an operation that a pro-democracy group says

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:12:00 +0700
Twenty roads still flooded in Bangkok
At least 20 roads in the capital were still under water, with flood levels ranging from 10cm to 30.8cm on Tuesday morning, the city's drainage and sewerage department reported. 

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