Prime Minister Anutin returned from a Sep 20–27 overseas trip (Japan, US, UK) and immediately cut it short to manage severe flooding affecting Bangkok and surrounding provinces. He ordered Cabinet members not to travel abroad, tasked Ministry of Interior and related agencies to accelerate relief and damage assessments, and plans to introduce a long-term drainage project (Chainat–Phaya Sak–Gulf of Thailand line) to Cabinet on Tuesday. This represents high-level crisis response but limited direct impact for most SMEs unless they operate in flood-affected logistics, insurance, or construction sectors.