Thailand’s justice minister had to defend himself against the opposition which alleged official flood relief work had been plagued by corruption.

Insured losses from Thai floods are still be counted and the disaster could lead to a re-assessment of weather risks to industries in Asia.

The US has urged flood-stricken Thailand to overcome political infighting during its crisis as it announced immediate assistance for its ally.

Bangkok residents are protesting as frustration mounts that parts of the Thai capital are suffering badly while the centre stays dry.

Authorities in the Thai capital are repairing a damaged flood gate that has become the focus of anger, fear and rivalry between arms of government.

Thai authorities are trying to stem growing anger among flood victims as water swamps new areas and the government maps out a plan of recovery.

Tensions are rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok as hundreds protest that their homes are being sacrificed.

Traffic clogged rounds out of the Thai capital as thousands of people fled ahead of a high tide expected to worsen floods.

Thailand’s floods are expected to last another four to six weeks as a mass of water drains from the north into the sea, government warned.

In a bid to prevent further flooding, Thailand’s premier says she will order Bangkok to open all of its floodgates, but this poses risks of its own.

Thailand floods have engulfed another industrial estate but Bangkok appears to have escaped the devastation despite heavy monsoon rain.

Thailand fought to keep floodwaters from flowing towards Bangkok as a spring tide hindered efforts to protect the economic hub’s 12-million people.