Tag: DDPM
PM Yingluck worried over flood disaster in northern Thailand
BANGKOK, 9 September 2012 – The Prime Minister has expressed concerns over the flood-induced disaster in Thailand’s North and instructed related agencies to...
DDPM issues flash flood alerts in 16 provinces
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 -The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for residents in 16 provinces nationwide to brace...
DDPM: Droughts ease up in 8 provinces
BANGKOK, 30 May 2012 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reports that droughts have ended in 8 provinces while 43...
DDPM: 4 provinces no longer drought zones while more rain is...
BANGKOK, 15 May 2012 Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has removed 4 provinces from the list of 51 drought-hit provinces. The...
38 Fire-Prone Areas to Stay Alert During Songkran
BANGKOK, 9 April 2012 - Deputy Bangkok Governor Malinee Sukavejworakit has instructed relevant agencies to keep a close watch on 38 fire-prone areas in...
Interior Ministry ordered related agencies to prompt for possible flooding
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - The Interior Ministry has instructed all agencies related to flood prevention to work harder on the preparation for...
Northeastern residents warned to brace for strong wind and thunderstorms until...
BANGKOK, 10 February 2012 - The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has warned residents in the country's Northeastern region to be prepared for...
DDPM: 26 provinces including BKK hit by floods, 381 deaths
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 - According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), there have been 26 provinces which are affected by...
DDPM: 5 provinces inundated
BANGKOK, 30 June 2011 – A total of five provinces have been experiencing flooding due to heavy rainfall during 25-28 June 2011, according...
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British woman reunited with son after Pattaya Tourist Police help
PATTAYA, Thailand – A British woman who was too intoxicated to return to her accommodation on her own was safely escorted back by Pattaya...
Police check on Russian tourist sleeping drunk in Pattaya hotel for safety
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police were called to a hotel on August 13 after staff found a heavily intoxicated foreign tourist sleeping on...
Rescue volunteers suspended after taxi driver assaulted near Bangkok MRT Station
BANGKOK, Thailand – A group of rescue volunteers has been suspended from duty after a video showing several volunteers allegedly assaulting a taxi driver...
Thailand’s IP authority warns creators over AI voice cloning and music remixes
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property is warning people using artificial intelligence (AI) to create, remix or transform copyrighted music that their...
Gun sports face major disruption under Thailand’s new weapons controls
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s gun sports community is seeking an exemption for licensed athletes after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered tighter controls on firearms,...