Pheu Thai Party Prepares to Sue Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and DRR for Negligence in Flood Response

Key summary

On October 25, 2026, Pongsakorn Khwanmuang, spokesperson for the Pheu Thai Party, announced that the party intends to file a lawsuit with the Administrative Court against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM). The suit alleges negligence in flood management duties that caused severe damage to lives and property. The party claims that state compensation measures are insufficient, citing instances where residents suffered losses worth hundreds of thousands of baht but received only a few thousand baht in relief funds. Specific examples include 5,000 baht for houses surrounded by water and 9,000 baht for houses flooded, with vehicle damage receiving almost no compensation. The party attributes the flooding not solely to natural factors or heavy rain but also to inadequate government management, including failure to drain water fully, malfunctioning pumps, delayed warnings, urban planning issues, and the disappearance of Khlong Khu Bon. A deputy governor of Bangkok admitted that serious public warnings were not issued. The lawsuit aims to force state agencies to compensate damages fairly and establish a legal precedent for citizens to claim justice from the government in the future.