Tag: Thailand
UNESCO offers help for flood-hit Ayutthaya World Heritage site
BANGKOK, Oct 7 - The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Friday offered the Thai authorities emergency assistance for the ancient...
PM orders urgent raising height of riverside dykes in Ayutthaya
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 6 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered raising the elevation of Ayutthaya flood prevention dyke to two metres out of concern that...
Flood crisis worsens in downstream central provinces
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 6 – Thailand’s old capital of Ayutthaya has been hardest hit by flooding as the mass of water from three rivers will...
Sirikit Dam confirmed strong, no cracking as rumored
UTTARADIT, 5 October 2011 – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has confirmed the strength of Sirikit Dam in Uttaradit province and its...
People in Nakhon Sawan warned of more floods as Ping and...
BANGKOK, 5 October 2011 - The governor of Nakhon Sawan Province has warned residents along the Ping and Chao Phraya rivers to prepare for...
Culture Ministry accommodates Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
BANGKOK, 4 October 2011 -Thai Muslims pilgrims who traveled to Saudi Arabia to attend this year’s Hajj were accorded a warm welcome at Suvarnabhumi...
Historic Ayutthaya temple inundated; villagers evacuted
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 4 -- Waters of Thailand's Chao Phraya River flooded into a historic temple in the former capital of Siam at around 6am...
Floods damage 500,000 rai of sugarcane crop
BANGKOK, Oct 4 – Continued flooding has damaged some 400,000-500,000 rai of Thailand’s current sugarcane crop in a number of provinces in the upper...
Cabinet extends measures to help Thailand’s low income earners
BANGKOK, Oct 4 – Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday extended measures to reduce the cost of living for low income earners by offering free non-air...
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Road rage brewing as Pattaya baht bus blocks traffic to chat with passenger
PATTAYA, Thailand – A confrontation between a ride-hailing driver and a baht bus operator on Soi Buakhao has reignited complaints about traffic congestion and...
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...
UK to ban under-16s from social media under landmark ‘Australia Plus’ plan
LONDON, UK – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced sweeping new restrictions that will ban children under the age of 16 from accessing...
Phuket Model targets encroached forests and beaches for strict law enforcement
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin is moving forward with the “Phuket Model” policy to reclaim encroached forest areas...
Food delivery joins Thais Help Thais Plus program as merchants expect sales surge
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Thais Help Thais Plus economic stimulus program has opened food delivery orders through four major platforms, with merchants expecting a...