The government will meet on Friday to discuss ways to curb the spread of Covid-19 during the Songkran holiday period, which includes a proposed ban on water-splashing.
The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is undeniably serious about revitalising Bangkok's waterways. Not long after he became prime minister in 2014, the general announced his vision of turning the capital into the "Venice of the East" by cleaning up major canals and rivers, redeveloping the landscape and promoting river transport.
The government has approved an 11-year plan for rehabilitating Klong Saen Saep, one of Bangkok's main water transport routes, in a project worth 82.5 billion baht.
Tropical Storm Kompasu will make landfall in upper Vietnam on Wednesday or Thursday while bringing heavy rain to the Northeast, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warned on Tuesday.