Floods test Anutin and Chadchart

Bangkok Post - Oct 10, 2026

The recent Bangkok floods have opened a new political fault line between the national government and City Hall, putting Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt under scrutiny at the same time.

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