Tag: Chao Phraya River
Tap water unfit to drink in Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Thonburi
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 – Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has urged residents in provinces on the western side of the Chao Phraya River to...
Bangkok Governor: All 50 districts must brace for flood
BANGKOK, Oct 26 - Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Wednesday warned city dwellers in all 50 districts to brace for flooding as a significant...
PM: No need to use Vibhavadi Rangsit Road as passageway for...
BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 - Yesterday, the Prime Minister, together with the Bangkok Governor and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, went to...
People on riverside should evacuate: Bangkok governor
BANGKOK, Oct 25 - Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Tuesday reiterated that the flooding situation in the Thai capital is now critical as the...
Flood creeps slowly into capital; Cabinet approves five-day holiday in 21...
BANGKOK, Oct 25 -The Cabinet today declared Thursday through Monday Oct 27-31 as extra holidays in 21 provinces including Bangkok to allow residents in...
PM concerned over flooding in Bangkok’s Don Mueang, Laksi
BANGKOK, Oct 23 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is concerned over the water situation in Don Mueang and Laksi, saying repairs of flood barrier...
Bangkok Governor warns 7 districts of approaching northern run-off
BANGKOK, Oct 19 - Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Wednesday declared seven districts of the Thai capital to be on alert for approaching northern...
Prime Minister Yingluck reassures effectiveness of meaACsures to deal with upcoming...
BANGKOK, 15 October 2011 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra this morning revealed steps to protect Bangkok and other economic centers of the country from...
Thailand’s Ayutthaya World Heritage site sustains heavy flood damage
Thailand’s flood has threatened the 370-year-old Chaiwatthanaram Temple, one of the country's most famous tourist attractions, across the Chao Phraya River from Ayutthaya, the...
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Three killed in head-on motorcycle collision at Pattaya’s Khao Talo entrance
PATTAYA, Thailand – Three people died after two motorcycles collided head-on near the entrance to Soi Khao Talo in Pattaya at around 3am on...
Small piece of paper helps Pattaya Tourist Police reunite Lithuanian visitor with hotel
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Lithuanian tourist who could not remember the name of his hotel and had no mobile phone, room key or personal...
Pattaya Tourist Police assist foreign couple after condo washing machine fire
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police and patrol officers from Pattaya City Police Station inspected a fifth-floor condominium room in Soi Phra Tamnak 6...
Pattaya homeowner suspects foreign neighbor over firecracker roof attack
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police and Nongprue Police inspected a home on November 13 after an object believed to be a firecracker was...
Russian tourist injured in motorcycle accident at Koh Larn viewpoint declines medical help
PATTAYA, Thailand – Koh Larn municipal enforcement officers responded to a motorcycle accident near the Tawaen Beach viewpoint after receiving a report that a...