Tag: Ayutthaya
UNESCO offers help for flood-hit Ayutthaya World Heritage site
BANGKOK, Oct 7 - The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Friday offered the Thai authorities emergency assistance for the ancient...
PM orders urgent raising height of riverside dykes in Ayutthaya
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 6 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered raising the elevation of Ayutthaya flood prevention dyke to two metres out of concern that...
Flood crisis worsens in downstream central provinces
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 6 – Thailand’s old capital of Ayutthaya has been hardest hit by flooding as the mass of water from three rivers will...
Business forecast centre revises 2011 GDP projection downward due to flood...
BANGKOK, Oct 6 - University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting has revised its 2011 GDP growth...
Historic Ayutthaya temple inundated; villagers evacuted
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 4 -- Waters of Thailand's Chao Phraya River flooded into a historic temple in the former capital of Siam at around 6am...
PM: 2P2R plan to be implemented quickly to help flood victims
BANGKOK, 28 September 2011 -Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawat is urging related agencies to expedite the 2 P2 R plan to help flood victims get...
PM presides at ceremony sending off relief caravan
BANGKOK, Sept 18 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra on Sunday presided over a ceremony to send off relief caravan from Government House to aid...
Central region floods worsen
ANG THONG, Sept 14 – Thailand’s flood situation in several central provinces worsened Wednesday as a dam in Singburi burst, forcing the evacuation of...
Lower Chao Phraya River expected to surge during 19-20 Sep
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 – The Royal Irrigation Department has urged residents of the Lower Chao Phraya River Basin to keep their eyes on...
Flood death toll rises, more heavy rain over Thailand
BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thais are bracing for more heavy downpours following those which have already wreaked havoc in many provinces and left more...
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40,000 baht water bill stuns South Pattaya homeowner
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Compassionate efforts aim to relocate Pattaya beach dwellers to welfare shelters
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya faces an often-overlooked challenge: addressing the needs of homeless people who call the beach their home. In a compassionate initiative,...
Heavy rains and strong winds in Pattaya, Bangkok and upper Thailand
Weather Warning from the Thai Meteorological Department: Thunderstorms and Strong Winds in Upper Thailand, Heavy Rain in Some Areas Including Bangkok, Vicinity, and the...
‘SUBCON Thailand 2024’ promotes business matching between world-class investors and Thai manufacturers
At Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin disclosed that he was pleased with “SUBCON Thailand 2024” which the BOI...