Tag: flood
PM chairs water management committee meeting
BANGKOK, April 16 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday chaired a meeting of the National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee to...
ADB sees Thai economy growing 5.5% this year
BANGKOK, April 11 – Reconstruction of flood-damaged areas and substantial policy stimulus will drive a rebound in Thailand’s economic growth in 2012, said...
Siam Hotels matriarch raises funds for Red Cross at charity concert
Considered by some Thailand’s “grand dame of jazz,” the matriarch of the family that owns Pattaya’s Siam Bayshore and Siam Bay View hotels...
Model factories for flood prevention to be established in Navanakorn
BANGKOK, 24 February 2012 - The Department of Industrial Promotion has prepared a 20 million baht budget to transform 1,000 factories in Navanakorn into...
Central Beach event raises over 6500 baht for Uttaradit landslide victims
A pair of celebrities gathered at Central Festival Pattaya Beach to help raise funds for flood landslide in Uttaradit province. ...
Gov’t makes agreements with City Hall on flood prevention
BANGKOK, Jan 26 – Thailand’s central government on Thursday concluded agreements with the capital’s authorities, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), on future flood...
PM announces 2012 flood management master plan
BANGKOK, Jan 20 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday announced her government’s water management 2012 master plan to increase the efficiency of the...
Opposition leader advises country plan to reduce flood-related conflicts
BANGKOK, Dec 23 - Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva proposed a crisis-oriented map of Thailand’s regions in the wake of the recent flood to...
Chonburi groups join to create bacteria balls
May not sanitize Bangkok waters, but hopes persist The Royal Thai Navy and three Chonburi groups have joined forces to produce a...
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Thai King and Queen to visit France at invitation of President Macron
PATTAYA, Thailand – His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen are scheduled to undertake an official state visit to the French Republic...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents have called for stricter waste management enforcement after municipal officers and city environmental teams carried out a cleanup operation in...
Tourist hurt after losing control of motorcycle in Jomtien crash
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign male tourist was injured after losing control of his motorcycle and falling by himself near Soi 3, Jomtien Beach...
Rescued dog reunited with owner after sea ordeal off Koh Sichang
PATTAYA, Thailand – A small dog has been safely reunited with its owner after being dramatically rescued at sea off Koh Sichang, Sri Racha...
Burglary gang arrested as police warn dense communities and Pattaya residents
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand – Police in Nakhon Ratchasima have arrested a burglary gang involving two brothers and a third accomplice after tracking them through...