Tag: Yasothon
Yasothon and Amnat Charoen locals fund and build check dam
YASOTHON - About 700 residents of Yasothon and Amnat Charoen provinces joined hands to build a check dam at the Lam Se Bai River...
DDPM: 45 provinces currently declared drought disaster zones
BANGKOK, 8 April 2013 The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has reported more provinces are now being hit hard by the...
Prime Minister to launch Credit Cards for northeastern farmers
BANGKOK, 29 July 2012 – The mobile cabinet meeting in Surin during July 29-30 will focus on development projects in eight lower northeastern...
DDPM: Droughts ease up in 8 provinces
BANGKOK, 30 May 2012 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reports that droughts have ended in 8 provinces while 43...
DDPM not worried about drought but flash flood
BANGKOK, 22 April 2012 – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) is not worried about the drought problem Thailand has been...
Northeast, East and South to brace for Storm Haitang
BANGKOK, 27 September 2011- The Meteorological Department has warned 24 provinces in the northeastern, eastern and southern regions to brace for tropical storm Haitang...
35 provinces on flash flood alert due to continued heavy rains
BANGKOK, Sept 12- Thailand's centre for the administration of flood situation on Monday warned local residents in river basins in 35 provinces to beware...
6 provinces remain disaster zones
BANGKOK, 19 June 2011 -The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has disclosed that 6 provinces mostly in the North Eastern region remain...
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Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...