The industry minister said a cabinet proposal will name Phasakorn Chairat, currently deputy permanent secretary, as the ministry's new permanent secretary; director-general posts will follow after that. Separately, the Department of Industrial Works ordered a factory in Si Maha Phot, Prachinburi, to halt operations under Section 39 after floodwaters carried its oil residue, and banned new raw material and waste intake there until the problem is fixed. Officials say the residue has no other toxic contamination, but people should avoid contact and wash off promptly. For Thai factory operators, the practical point is that Section 39 suspensions can follow flood or waste incidents, so keep waste storage and wastewater systems protected from water.