Tag: floodwaters
Thailand’s cumulative flood-related patient load exceeds 30,000
BANGKOK, Sept 28 - Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said Friday that over 30,000 persons suffered from flood-related illnesses since floodwaters hit 14...
Phitsanulok’s Bang Rakam still in critical floodstage
PHITSANULOK, Sept 26 -- Five subdistricts in Phitsanulok's Bang Rakam district are still battling Yom River floodwaters two metres above its river bank...
Workers protest at Labour Ministry on lack of post-flood employment
BANGKOK, Feb 2 – Laid off workers whose jobs were casualties of the recent floods carried their protest to the Ministry of Labour...
PM: Government has clear water management plan
BANGKOK, Jan 29 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday reaffirmed that her government has clear water management plans and is ready...
Let the clean-up begin
Volunteers carry a bucket full of mud during a clean-up drive after floodwaters receded from Bangkok, Saturday, Nov. 19. Hundreds of city workers, police,...
Flood recedes at Bang Phlat district
BANGKOK, Nov 9 -- Floodwaters at Bangkok's Bang Phlat district are receding by 5-10cm, but it is causing difficulties for transportation as boats which...
PM announces 3-phase flood rehabilitation plan to restore confidence
BANGKOK, Nov 8 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday announced “Strategic Measures for the Country’s Rehabilitation” – a three-phase post-flood action plan to...
PM visits flood-hit Nam Pat district
UTTARADIT, Sept 11 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday inspected Uttaradit's severely flood-hit Nam Pat district, where flooding claimed several lives and...
Flooding continues in many provinces
MAE HONG SON, Aug 7 – Flooding has persists in many provinces while a search is ongoing to find a missing person in...
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Pattaya panic as woman runs across cars in Jomtien streets
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities from Jomtien City Enforcement and Life Guard Pattaya quickly responded to control a woman experiencing a mental health episode. Witnesses...
Young woman dies in Pattaya apartment after disturbing incident, boyfriend questioned
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 25-year-old woman from Khon Kaen tragically died early on November 10 after suffering a severe stab wound to her chest...
Pattaya takes action to tackle street clutter and illegal parking in Soi Arunothai
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya city officials moved quickly to tackle long-standing traffic problems in the Arunothai neighborhood, where vehicles parked illegally and household items...
Thailand’s economic pulse revives as government stimulus takes hold
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said Thailand’s economy is showing its first real signs of recovery after a...
Gold necklace stolen from Indian tourist highlights ongoing theft problem on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Frustration is mounting among tourists as thefts continue to plague Pattaya’s beaches. On the night of November 8, an Indian visitor...