Tag: Chao Phraya River
No Loy Krathong on five Chao Phraya river piers
The Marine Department has sought cooperation from members of the public not to float their krathongs on the night of Loy Krathong day on...
Four factors blamed for flooding problem in Bangkok
Four factors are blamed for the seemingly insoluble flooding in Bangkok every time the capital city is lashed with widespread torrential rains.
The heavy rains...
Death toll from sunken boat rises to 28, search called off
Search and rescue workers have called off their search for passengers of a Muslim pilgrimage boat that sank in the Chao Phraya river after...
Death toll from Ayutthaya boat tragedy rises to 16
Search teams recovered one more body late Monday in the Chao Phraya river, raising the total death toll so far from the boat accident...
At least eighteen drowned, several missing as boat sinks in Chao...
At least eighteen people drowned and about twelve people went missing after a double-deck boat carrying about 100 passengers from Nonthaburi to Ayutthaya for...
BMA tests airboats to counter criticism
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday conducted performance tests of its airboats amid strong criticism that they are not suitable for use in Bangkok's canals.
The...
New expressway linking Bangkok’s west with inner capital ready to open...
Residents living in the western part of the capital will soon travel to the inner zones of the capital faster as now the new...
Agriculture Minister asks the public to consume less water in a...
BANGKOK -Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister General Chatchai Sarikalya stated that the water in the Chao Phraya River basin and Mae Klong River basin is...
Minister of Agriculture & Cooperatives prepares 8 drought countermeasures
BANGKOK - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is implementing a one-billion-baht anti-drought program, in order to address the issue in 22 provinces along...
Navy search fails to turn up bodies of missing seamen
Four crewmembers of a containership that sank near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River were presumed lost after a three-day navy search failed...
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