Tag: Bangkok
Special Report:Long-Term Water Management
The current flood problem is considered very severe due to a huge amount of overflow inundating many provinces. More damages will certainly follow unless...
Thailand to maintain World Heritage Committee membership
BANGKOK, Oct 13 --- Thailand resolved to retain its status in the World Heritage Committee, according to Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul. ...
Six Andaman Coast provinces warned of heavy rains
BANGKOK, 12 October 2011 – The Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide has cautioned residents of six southern provinces on the Andaman...
UNESCO to assess flood-affected Ayutthaya World Heritage site
BANGKOK, Oct 12 – The Thai government has requested UNESCO, the world cultural body, to undertake a mission to the historic former capital of...
Toyota temporarily suspends production in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 12 - Toyota, Japan's biggest automaker, announced on Wednesday that production at its three plants in Thailand has temporarily halted until Oct...
Flooding threatens major industrial estate in Ayutthaya; evacuation ordered
BANGKOK, Oct 12 - The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of all workers in the Ayutthaya Hi-Tech Industrial...
Thailand losing Bt75-113 billion in countrywide flooding
BANGKOK, Oct 12 – Thailand could lose Bt75-113 billion from its gross domestic product (GDP) in countrywide flooding, according to Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC)....
PM: Many provinces may be under water for two months
BANGKOK, Oct 12 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday that the floods which hit many provinces in north, northeastern and central regions...
Govt diverting water to sea to tackle flood in central provinces
BANGKOK, Oct 13 – Thailand’s National Flood Relief Centre on Thursday is to expedite water drainage through canals to the main rivers in the...
THAI Launches Direct Flights to Brussels
Pandit Chanapai, Executive Vice President, Commercial Department of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) chaired the press conference that officially launches THAI’s newest...