Tag: Sirikit Dams
EGAT: Dams have capacity to handle water in monsoon season
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 – Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) said it has reserved space in dams for the water expected in the...
PM says 1.5 million rais of land will be turned into...
BANGKOK, 17 February 2012 -Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that around 1.5 million rais of land have been designated as monkey-cheek reservoirs while...
RID concerned over more floods in mid-Sep
BANGKOK, 7 September 2011 – The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has expressed concerns over the possibility of additional flooding within the central region in...
More rain expected this year, Ayutthaya will not be flooded
BANGKOK, 21 June 2011 -The Department of Royal Irrigation has begun a new water management this year to reduce the chance of flooding...
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Dissecting Thailand’s Visa Policy, Long Stay or Long-Term Residence?
BANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai Cabinet’s recent resolution to acknowledge a new package of visa measures has been presented as part of the government’s...
Panic on Pattaya beach as python emerges from the sea at Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourists and beachgoers were startled when a large python unexpectedly emerged from the sea at Jomtien Beach on February 13, triggering...
Chinese driver arrested after high-speed crash leaves young woman critically injured in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night traffic collision along Railway Road in east Pattaya left a young Thai woman critically injured after a sedan driven...
Man arrested after foreign tourist stabbed inside convenience store in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police have arrested a young Thai man following a violent stabbing that left a foreign tourist seriously injured inside a convenience...
Special operation uncovers illegal karaoke venue exploiting a minor in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A special operations unit from the Department of Provincial Administration has launched Operation “Bar 31”, raiding an illegal karaoke venue in...