Tag: floods
Floods enlarge across Central Plains
BANGKOK, 30 September 2013 - Flooding in many provinces along the Chao Phraya River is expanding due to heavy rains and water from various...
Chonburi begins flood-response planning for low-lying districts
Acknowledging that damaging floods are coming to Panthong and Phanat Nikom districts no matter what they do, Chonburi officials have begun planning for the...
Built on a flood plain, Najomtien housing project again hit with...
For the third straight year, more than 4,600 families in a Najomtien housing project are suffering from a series of deep and fast...
Chao Phraya dam discharges more water, floods increase
BANGKOK, 21 September 2012 - The Chao Phraya dam has discharged more water due to heavy rains, raising the water level in the Chao...
Three-fourths of SMEs don’t trust Govt’s flood management plan: Survey
BANGKOK, Sept 20 - The latest poll by the Dhurakij Pundit University Research Center (DPU Poll) indicated that three-fourths of small and medium-sized...
PM visits flood victims in Phitsanulok
BANGKOK, 14 September 2012 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra this morning visited Phitsanulok to follow up on the flood situation and urged related agencies...
PM Yingluck instructed all related offices to assist flood victims
BANGKOK, 12 September 2012 – The Prime Minister has instructed all related state offices to provide assistance to flood victims without further delay. ...
Public Health warns 8 provinces to prepare for flood
BANGKOK, 12 September 2012 – The Public Health Ministry has instructed public health centers in eight provinces along the Chao Phraya River to...
Health ministry sets up flood monitoring centre
BANGKOK, Sept 12 - Thai Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri on Wednesday ordered the setting up of a flood monitoring centre to provide...
City waterworks agency prepares to handle northern run-off
BANGKOK, Sept 12 – Bangkok's Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has prepared water purification chemicals and changed its treatment system to manage floodwaters coming...
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