A Thai man who zipped a jet ski across flooded Bangkok streets received a suspended jail sentence on Monday for causing a public nuisance after he used the capital – where tens of thousands of households remain submerged – as a backdrop for social media content. The stunt, widely shared on social media on Sunday evening, became a conduit for public anger over both the handling of the flood response and how climate calamities are experienced unevenly in the capital of one of Asia’s least equal...
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MON · 2026-09-28 · 11:20 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0928-114682
NSR-2026-0928-114682News Report·EN·Social Justice
Thai man’s jet ski stunt fuels anger in ‘unequal’ Bangkok as poor hit hardest by floods
A Thai man received a suspended jail sentence on Monday for causing a public nuisance after riding a jet ski through flooded Bangkok streets for social media content. The incident occurred as tens of thousands of households remained submerged in the capital.
Aidan JonesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-28 · 11:20 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Thai man received a suspended jail sentence on Monday for causing a public nuisance after riding a jet ski through flooded Bangkok streets for social media content. The incident occurred as tens of thousands of households remained submerged in the capital. The widely shared stunt amplified public anger regarding the flood response and the unequal impact of climate disasters in Bangkok, described as one of Asia's least equal cities. The man's actions were deemed a public nuisance, leading to his sentencing.
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The jet ski stunt was widely shared on social media, fueling public anger.
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A Thai man received a suspended jail sentence for causing a public nuisance with a jet ski stunt on flooded Bangkok streets.
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Tens of thousands of households remain submerged in Bangkok.
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Climate calamities are experienced unevenly in Bangkok, one of Asia’s least equal capitals.
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