Governor Chadchart Sittipunt says the city is lowering canal levels and monitoring upstream flows, with pumps, floodgates and staff ready for heavy rain.

The Lao government will provide fuel importers with a Letter of Credit worth US$200 million (7.1 billion baht) for the purchase of fuel to meet the nation’s needs for the next two months, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told the National Assembly on Thursday.