"Chao Phraya"

Rising seas will raise the water level of the Chao Phraya River on Loy Krathong Day, the Royal Thai Navys Hydrographic Department said on Tuesday.

Rising sea levels left the grounds of Bangkok’s Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) and communities on the banks of the Chao Phraya River flooded on Monday.

Bangkok riverside communities should prepare for flooding from tomorrow (October 1) to October 5, City Hall said on Friday.

Bangkok has not been affected yet by the flood crisis swamping some other areas of the country, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Thursday.

The ‘Mine Smart Ferry’ electric boats started running from Phra Nang Klao Pier to Sathorn Pier on May 17 and are offering a special fare for the full route until June 30.

The Chao Phraya Express Boat service said today (June 22) that the price of its red-flagged boats will be reduced from Bt50 to Bt30 from July 1 to September 30, and Rabbit Card holders can use their cards to pay for fares.

The Department of Rural Roads has set up decorative lights on 13 bridges along the Chao Phraya River to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the late King Rama IX and National Father’s Day, as well as the Royal Barge Procession Ceremony 2019, which is part of the Royal Coronation of His Majesty King Rama X.

A woman jumped into the Chao Phraya River in front of shocked boat passengers from a pier in Nonthaburi’s Bang Kruai district Wednesday night, police said.

The body of a Thai man in his late 30s was found floating in the Chao Phraya River near Krungthon Bridge in Bangkok’s Bang Phlat district on Monday morning.

The body of an unidentified man was pulled from the Chao Phraya River at 2am Saturday but rescuers claim police refused to turn up until late morning.

The vice rector of Thammasat University, Prinya Thaewanarumitkul, will lead other kayakers on a 400-kilometre-long “Kayaking for Chao Phraya” campaign to collect trash and urge people to stop dumping their garbage in the river.