Tag: flood
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...
Thailand offers Japan Bt5 mln aid for recent flood, landslides
BANGKOK, July 23 - Thailand has offered Japan financial assistance of Bt5 million to help address Japan's recent natural disasters, both flooding and landslides,...
1,000 projects totaling Bt480 bln seek privileges from Jan-June 2012: Board...
In the first half of 2012, investors have sought incentives for 1,057 projects from the Board of Investment with a combined investment value of...
Tourist missing in Phangnga flash flood
PHANGNGA, June 10 - Rescue workers are searching for an Egyptian tourist who went missing in a flash flood in Phangnga, while one...
PM meets flood committee before start of upcountry trip
BANGKOK, June 10 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is due to meet with National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee (NWFPC) before leaving...
Flash flood cuts rail line in Phrae
PHRAE, June 10 – Flash flood hits the northern province of Phrae, cutting a railway track and forcing train services to be suspended. ...
PM to inspect progress of flood prevention measures next week
BANGKOK, June 9 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would visit provinces next week to inspect the progress of flood prevention measures...
Commercial attachés urged to promote Thai export
BANGKOK, 28 May 2012 – The Commerce Ministry has told commercial attachés abroad to inform foreign traders that Thai entrepreneurs have fully recovered...
Chonburi prepares for flooding worse than 2011
With water levels expected to exceed last year, Chonburi is dredging canals and bolstering berms to prevent a repeat of last year’s devastating flooding....
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Police raid Nakhon Si Thammarat bar, rescue three teenage trafficking victims
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division has arrested a 43-year-old bar owner in Nakhon Si Thammarat and rescued three teenage...
Gunfire erupts at Pattaya petrol station after drug suspect smashes office and flees police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night drug sting erupted into gunfire at a petrol station on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya after a pickup driver allegedly...