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Thai Airways chief says he was fired by board after Bangkok flood chaos

Baggage from Thai Airways flights at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Sept 29 after heavy rain and flooding disrupted the airline’s ground operations.

Letter From Kuala Lumpur

Sweating in KL: Inside Malaysia’s growing Hyrox fixation

Hyrox veteran Chan Kheng Fai pushing 125 kg during a training session at MORPH KLGCC in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14.

Malaysia’s ruling coalition loses a fourth MP from PM Anwar Ibrahim’s party

Supporters waving the PKR flag at an election rally. Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has resigned after his membership was suspended for three years.

Hailstorm hit parts of Bangkok amid heavy rain on Oct 1

It comes after the Thai capital experienced some of its worst flooding in years in late September.

Thai Airways opens self-collection hub for luggage as flooding backlog eases

Labour shortage from severe flooding across Bangkok led to an accumulation of approximately 10,000 delayed suitcases at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Give Mahathir space to grieve Siti Hasmah’s death, says son Mukhriz

Mukhriz said the loss of his mother was weighing heavily on his father, adding that adjusting to her absence would take time.

Thai Airways to restore all flights on Oct 3 after staff shortage crisis

Thai Airways said it had accelerated flight management and mobilised personnel and resources from across its operations to prepare for the restoration of all scheduled services.

Nepal floods: One of 55 missing Malaysians confirmed alive, reunited with family

On Aug 26, devastating flash floods struck the Nepal-China border, killing more than 1,400 people to date, while thousands more remain missing.

Canadian diver Erik Brown, who helped in 2018 Thai cave rescue, dies at 44

Erik Brown was part of a team of specialist divers who helped bring 12 young football players and their coach out of a treacherous cave complex in Thailand in 2018.

Plankton bloom turns Thai holiday paradise green – and raises a stink

A drone view shows tourists swimming in green seawater amid a plankton bloom in Thailand’s popular tourist island of Koh Lan.

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