Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has scheduled travel to Songkhla on Friday to meet local business leaders and discuss measures to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods that struck Hat Yai late last year, as concerns mount ahead of the coming rainy season.
Speaking on Thursday, Sitthipong Sitthiphataraprabha, president of the Hat Yai–Songkhla Hotels Association, expressed growing anxiety that the government’s flood prevention plans for Hat Yai remain unclear, despite six months having passed since last year's major flooding, which severely disrupted the city’s economy and tourism sector.
