The Latest Breaking News from the Chao Phraya River

Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art has announced plans to develop MONA Bangkok on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.

AAP · Jul 11

Embrace life along a Bangkok canal

A weekend away without leaving Bangkok, would be to head to the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phraya River. Away from the crazy concrete jungle and into the serene sanctity that is Siri Sala Private Thai Villa.

Bangkok Post · Jul 6

Search resumes for missing worker after Chao Phraya barge capsizing

Police and rescue teams resumed search operations on Wednesday after a pontoon sank in the Chao Phraya River in Phra Samut Chedi district, Samut Prakan province, leaving five people injured and one still unaccounted for.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1

Flood alert for parts of Bangkok

City Hall on Monday warned people living along the Chao Phraya River in areas with no permanent barriers to prepare for flooding next week.

Bangkok Post · Oct 8, 2024

Chao Phraya communities warned river is rising

People living near waterways in 11 provinces of the Chao Phraya river basin, including Bangkok, are being warned of rising water levels due to runoff arriving from the North.

Bangkok Post · Aug 28, 2024

Actor 'didn't have jet ski certificate'

The actor who crashed his jet ski into a small boat on the Chao Phraya River on Saturday night, killing two people, was allegedly not qualified to drive a jet ski.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20, 2024

Actor’s jet ski hits motorboat, killing 2

Two people drowned and two others were injured when an actor’s jet ski hit a boat in the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng district late Saturday night.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19, 2024

Five injured in Chao Phraya boat collision

Five people, including two foreigners, were injured when an empty boat hit their express boat on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 16, 2024

Chao Phraya to close for royal procession rehearsals

All boats, including ferry services, will be banned from afternoon travel on the Chao Phraya river between Krung Thon and Memorial bridges on four Thursdays next month, to allow rehearsals for the Royal Barge Procession.

Bangkok Post · Jul 31, 2024

Tourists injured in boat-ferry crash

Three Chinese tourists were injured when a tour boat hit a navy ferry in the Chao Phraya River near a pier in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok late Thursday afternoon.

Bangkok Post · Jun 7, 2024