Bangkok declares all 50 districts disaster-affected as flood warning issued
BANGKOK — All 50 districts of Bangkok have been declared disaster-affected areas as widespread flooding continues across the capital, with authorities issuing an urgent...
Supajee orders provincial commerce offices to keep flood-hit areas supplied and prices in check
BANGKOK — 26 September 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Supajee Suthumpun has instructed provincial commerce offices to ensure essential goods remain available...
Indonesia searches for 140 missing after passenger ship loses contact
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia — 13 September 2026, Indonesian search and rescue teams were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that lost...
Rescuers pull more bodies from burned Philippine ferry as death toll hits 76
CORON, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers retrieved more remains from a passenger ferry in the Philippine that was gutted by fire, bringing the death toll on Saturday...
Five dead, more than 80 missing after Philippine ferry fire
PALAWAN, The Philippines — 10 September 2026, Five people have died and more than 80 others remain missing after a passenger ferry caught fire...
Eight missing after speedboat carrying journalists heads to erupting Anak Krakatau
PANDEGLANG, Indonesia — 9 September 2026, A search is underway Wednesday for eight people, including five journalists, who went missing after a speedboat travelled...
Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts, canceling hundreds of flights and stranding thousands
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting...
Thailand warns 54 provinces of flash floods, landslides
BANGKOK — 3 September 2026, Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned 54 provinces, including Bangkok, to prepare for possible flash...
Makkasan community fire destroys 15 homes; one person found dead
BANGKOK — 1 September 2026, A fire tore through a wooden canal-side community in Makkasan early Monday, destroying 15 homes and leaving one person...
Saved by a lunch break: Nepal floods destroyed many schools, but students at this...
DHADING, Nepal (AP) — In one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods in Nepal, a group of schoolchildren managed to survive when they...
