Tag: Thai Flood
Water inundates Bangkok roads at Major Ratchayothin, SCB Park and Criminal...
BANGKOK, Nov 3 – The massive volume of water surrounding Bangkok continues slowly forcing its way into the heart of the capital from the...
City Hall declares evacuation in Bang Khae district
BANGKOK, Nov 3 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Thursday advised the evacuation of an additional district of Bang Khae in western Bangkok...
Don Mueang Airport clarifies status of grounded aircraft on flooded runway
BANGKOK, Nov 3 – The aircraft that were left surrounded by floodwater at Don Mueang Airport are decommissioned, but some still usable, according to...
Sawang Boriboon joins flood-relief efforts in Bangkok, Ayutthaya
Volunteers from Pattaya’s Sawang Boriboon Foundation joined flood-relief efforts in Bangkok and central Thailand, aiming to lend much needed help to hard-hit Sawang...
Consumer goods shortages likely to ease this week: Commerce Ministry
BANGKOK, Nov 2 – Flood-related consumer product and food shortages are likely to lessen this week, according to Permanent Secretary for Commerce Yanyong Puangrach....
Thai flood raises October inflation rate 4.19% year-on-year
BANGKOK, Nov 1 - Thailand's inflation rate in October rose to 113.07, a 4.19-per cent increase year-on-year due to Thailand’s flood problem, Yanyong Puangrach,...
Failure to salvage capital within 3 months would cost Bt250 billion
Flooding in Bangkok, if it lingers longer than 3 months, will cost 250 billion in economic losses, according to a senior officer of...
BMA evacuating Bang Khen, other areas
BANGKOK, Nov 2 -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) issued an evacuation order for all Bang Khen district residents as the water level is...
Big sandbags to stem northern overflow to capital
BANGKOK, Nov 2 - In an attempt to curb the deluge from the north from overflowing into inner Bangkok, operations using 2.5 tonne sandbags...
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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...