Tag: Samut Prakan
Govt & Navy ready for mass evacuation
BANGKOK, 30 October 2011 – The Transport Ministry and the Royal Thai Navy have prepared plans for a mass evacuation in case the flooding...
Tap water unfit to drink in Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Thonburi
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 – Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has urged residents in provinces on the western side of the Chao Phraya River to...
PEA extends electricity payment date for flood victims
BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 – The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has extended payment of electricity bills for flood-affected power users. 1....
Narcotics delivery bust in Bangkok as all attentions are on flooding
BANGKOK, 23 October 2011 -Provincial Police Region 1 yesterday had apprehended a man for possession of narcotics. The man in questions, Yingchai Puttipongarcha, was...
Department of Employment to provide 25,000 job vacancies for flood victims
BANGKOK, 18 October 2011 – The Department of Employment revealed the plan to prepare up to 25,000 vacancies to support flood-affected workers. Meanwhile, the...
Ministry of Labor: Wage rise of 40% same across the nation
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 -Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labor, Mr. Somkiat Chayasriwong insisted that the 40% minimum wage rise would be equally...
PTT to adopt daily minimum wage hike policy in 2012
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Domestic refinery and retailer PTT Plc is preparing to increase the daily minimum wage to 300 baht beginning 1...
Wage scheme will be first launched in 7 pilot provinces
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 -The Ministry of Labor is launching a pilot program for the 300 THB minimum wage policy which will be...
Transport Min to begin building 3 more BTS lines this year
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 – The Transport Ministry has promised to begin the construction of three new routes of the BTS Skytrain within...
Navy drug-rehab school celebrates 2nd class of ‘clean’ grads
The Royal Thai Navy’s drug rehab school in Sattahip has graduated its second class of reformed addicts, sending 250 people arrested for narcotics...
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Firefighters withdrawn from chemical warehouse fire scene in Rayong
Firefighters have been withdrawn from the scene of a fire at chemical warehouses in Rayong province, following chemical tank explosions on Monday.
The fire at...