Bangkok flood disaster, Indonesian victim of fake cash scam: 7 Asia highlights

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A roundup of Asia news highlights includes Bangkok’s declaration of a flood disaster after exceptional rains inundated neighborhoods and forced thousands from their homes. The article also mentions an Indonesian victim of a fake-cash scam, but the supplied excerpt gives few details about the other stories.

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes Entire Bangkok neighbourhoods were inundated on Saturday as the city government declared a flood disaster after the worst rains in years overwhelmed the Thai capital, submerging roads, cars and...