Tag: flooding
Pattaya, Banglamung officials promise flood relief to Thamsamakkee Temple neighborhood
Top Pattaya and Banglamung District officials inspected damage and handed out relief packages to 150 Thamsamakkee Temple-area families affected by last month’s record...
City eyes reservoir, pumps to improve flood-control infrastructure
Pattaya hopes to dig a new reservoir in Huay Yai and install two large pumps on Sukhumvit Road to prevent a repeat of...
TAT: Half of tour bookings cancelled due to floods
BANGKOK, 30 September 2011 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has indicated that up to half of overseas tour companies have cancelled...
Flooding in Bangkok under control
BANGKOK, 30 September 2011 -Deputy BMA Spokesperson Mr. Wasan Meewong said the flood situation was under control and that Bangkok was ready to...
PM hosts her first “Yingluck Government Meets the People” radio programme
BANGKOK, Oct 1 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday hosted her first "Yingluck Government Meets the People" radio programme, outlining the government's...
Blocked Canal responsible for Pattaya’s flooding woes – according to local...
The Chief of Banglamung has investigated the canals in south Pattaya due to the recent flooding which seen many parts of the city under...
Chonburi governor orders Pattaya to clear flood-channel obstructions slated for removal...
Two years after promising to demolish structures blocking South Pattaya’s storm drainage canal, Pattaya officials have been told to actually do it by Chonburi’s...
PBTA president lauds Grand Sale, laments flooding
While the latest Pattaya Grand Sale promotion has brought more shoppers to Pattaya, the city’s inability to manage flooding threatens tourism growth, the head...
Floods brings traffic to a crawl in Sattahip
Pattaya wasn’t the only area to feel the wrath of nature as heavy rains and flooding also lashed Sattahip, crippling transportation and swamping the...
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Construction waste allegedly plagues Pattaya neighborhoods, witnesses say
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...
82-year-old driver claims sudden acceleration in Sattahip shop crash
PATTAYA, Thailand – An electric vehicle crashed into a CJ convenience store in Sattahip on Monday morning, injuring three people and causing significant damage...