Flood

During Bangkok's recent flood crisis, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was photographed barefoot, wading through floodwater in the city's Sai Mai district and, more controversially, handing cash from his own pocket to flood victims. Anutin defended the gesture, saying he had resorted to handouts only because his team had run out of relief package...

As Thai Airways searches for its next chief executive, the airline must also repair the damage from Bangkok’s worst flooding in more than a decade. A backlog of nearly 10,000 bags, hours-long delays, and flight cancellations caused chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport and quickly turned an operational failure into a national PR crisis. The episode raised ...