Anutin Confirms Unified Water Management, Promises Flood Relief
Anutin Chaivarakul confirmed that water management across Thailand is now unified and pledged rapid submission of flood‑relief measures to the Cabinet. He declined to comment on whether separate water authority could lead to conflict, but indicated that debt‑moratorium assistance is being prepared. While smiling, he gave no reply to Buriram United chairman Nevin Chidchob’s wish for him to serve another two terms as prime minister.
Anutin confirmed that water management in each area is unified and not fragmented, and that assistance measures after floodwaters recede are being prepared for submission to the Cabinet at the earliest opportunity. He smiled but did not answer when Nevin Chidchob wished him to serve another two terms as prime minister. At 10:10 a.m. on October 5, 2026, at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation after the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command meeting concluded, Anutin Chaivarakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, refused to speak with reporters. He acknowledged that water‑management authority is now unified, saying meetings have been held daily since the events began. When asked whether concerns exist that separate water management could cause conflict, Anutin only smiled without answering. Regarding preparations for relief measures such as a public debt moratorium, he did not reply but nodded twice, and said the measures would be submitted to the Cabinet as soon as possible. Reporters also asked about Nevin Chidchob’s wish for him to remain prime minister for two more terms; Anutin beamed but gave no response.
