The government is speeding up flood relief, with more than 850,000 people registered for compensation across 65 provinces and all 50 Bangkok districts.

Nearly a decade after Thailand drew up a 500-billion-baht plan to overhaul its flood management system, most of the nine projects remain unfinished, with budget constraints and opposition to land expropriation slowing progress.

People's Party (PP) MP Rangsiman Rome has called Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap and her husband to testify before a House committee on Wednesday over allegations involving online gambling and money laundering.

The government has defended proposed changes to the funding of four state bodies, rejecting claims that they would lower alcohol and tobacco taxes or benefit producers.

Siam Amazing Park is keen to resume operations and has no plans to lay off staff despite being 100% inundated. The theme park is urging the government and financial institutions to provide a debt holiday and overdraft loans for flood-hit operators.