Tag: Plodprasop Suraswadi
Cabinet approves Mae Wong dam construction
BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 – The Cabinet has approved a budget of THB 13 bil for the long-suspended Mae Wong dam project in...
Flood agency to request THB50 bil to carry out flood solution...
BANGKOK, 9 April 2012 – The National Water and Flood Committee is set to request an advance budget of 50 billion baht to carry...
Science Minister: 27 typhoons and 3-4 tropical storms expected this year
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has announced that 27 typhoons and 3-4 tropical storms are expected to...
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...
Cabinet approves Bt350 billion fund for long-term water management
BANGKOK, Dec 27 - The cabinet on Tuesday approved a Bt350 billion fund to invest in integrated infrastructure projects for long-term water management to...
Main highway linking Thailand’s North to capital submerged
BANGKOK, Oct 7 – The government has set up an integrated operations centre at Don Mueang Airport as flooding in Ayutthaya closed a section...
Government to set up special committee to manage water resources nationwide
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 - The government will set up a national-level committee comprising top officials from five ministries to administer water management in...
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PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...
Pattaya enhances public amenities with new state-of-the-art Toilet Buses
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City is tackling the shortage of public restrooms by acquiring six new mobile units, with the arrival of the first...
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution
PATTAYA, Thailand - In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significant step forward on April 25 with...
Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Paediatric Society of Thailand has sounded the alarm over a troubling trend where the number of births in Thailand has...
Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police conducted a raid on two rented rooms in Soi Khopai South Pattaya on April 24, following reports of...