{
  "id": 13345231,
  "title": "Monkey-cheeks back and forth doesn’t hold water",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/monkey-cheeks-back-and-forth-doesnt-hold-water",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T05:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post",
    "slug": "bangkok-post",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3334863/monkeycheeks-back-and-forth-doesnt-hold-water"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Flooding is still widespread in many parts of Thailand, while discussions of what could and should have been done to prevent this year’s catastrophe are already under way. For our public servants and politicians, the talk has focused on water retention areas as the be-all and end-all of the inundation response.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}