Tag: Plodprasop Suraswadi
Govt to conduct impact assessment on water project
BANGKOK, June 28 – The government will conduct an environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) for the mega water management project as ruled by the...
Thailand monitors haze situation in South, carries issue to ASEAN
BANGKOK, June 25 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday instructed her foreign minister to discuss with ASEAN counterparts to respond to the...
Cabinet approves 340 billion loan for water management infrastructure
BANGKOK, 19 June 2013– The Cabinet has approved the plan to borrow 340 billion baht for the implementation of sustainable water management project, and...
Govt confident Asia-Pacific Water Summit can help Thailand better manage water...
BANGKOK, 6 May 2013 The government is confident that its hosing of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit will enable the country to completely...
Plodprasop to tackle coastal erosion problem
BANGKOK, 29 April 2013 Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has turned his focus on tackling the problem of coastal erosion in Samut Prakan...
Early rain improves drought situation
BANGKOK, 14 April 2013 - Chairman of the National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee Plodprasop Suraswadi predicts that this year’s drought will...
WFMC proposes tree-planting project to prevent floods
BANGKOK, 5 April 2013 The Water and Flood Management Commission (WFMC) is proposing a budget of 11 billion baht for the tree-planting project...
Plodprasop assures Thais of 350-billion-baht water prevention project
BANGKOK, 28 March 2013 Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has assured Thais of the 350-billion-baht flood prevention project that the government is working...
Ministry of Water” begins to take shape
BANGKOK, 10 February 2013 The government has commenced its work on the establishment of the “Ministry of Water”, as proposed by Deputy Prime...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...