Tag: Thai Flood
Flood prevention dyke at Lat Krabang Industrial Estate repaired
BANGKOK, Sept 30 – The flood prevention dyke at the Lat Krabang Industrial Estate was repaired Saturday night as the governor of Industrial...
UTCC: Bangkok residents believe flood devastation will reoccur this year
BANGKOK, 28 September 2012 – Most Bangkok residents are not confident in the government’s flood management measures, believing that flood devastation will reoccur...
Thailand’s cumulative flood-related patient load exceeds 30,000
BANGKOK, Sept 28 - Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said Friday that over 30,000 persons suffered from flood-related illnesses since floodwaters hit 14...
Heavy rains forecasted in most areas of Thailand
BANGKOK, 29 September 2012 - A monsoon trough is still prevalent in the lower central part, the upper South and the East of...
Three-fourths of SMEs don’t trust Govt’s flood management plan: Survey
The latest poll by the Dhurakij Pundit University Research Center (DPU Poll) indicated that three-fourths of small and medium-sized enterprises do not trust...
Bangkok Governor: Giant tunnel able to drain water in full capacity
BANGKOK, 26 September 2012 - Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra has reaffirmed that the city’s giant tunnel is able to effectively drain water...
Phitsanulok’s Bang Rakam still in critical floodstage
PHITSANULOK, Sept 26 -- Five subdistricts in Phitsanulok's Bang Rakam district are still battling Yom River floodwaters two metres above its river bank...
Water Management Office Chief warns of heavy flood in Bangkok until...
BANGKOK, 26 September 2012 – The water management office has warned residents of Bangkok to brace for more heavy rain, at least until...
French embassy issues flood warnings for its citizens
BANGKOK, 25 September 2012 - The French Embassy in Bangkok is issuing travel warnings for its citizens in Thailand, recommending against all but...
Pollution Control Dept prepares plans to prevent pollution from flood
BANGKOK, 25 September 2012 - The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has prepared a pollution prevention and reduction plan in cases of flood in...
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Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns
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Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya
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