Tag: floods
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...
Flash floods batter North and Northeast, rainfall set to subside
BANGKOK, 10 September 2012 - The Meteorological Department has reported that torrential rains in the North and Northeast are set to subside today,...
Most Bangkokians see government’s water drill helping prevent floods: Poll
BANGKOK, Sept 9 - More than half the Bangkokians surveyed believed the government's water drill last week can help prevent future floods in the...
Chiang Mai, Phichit on alert for deluge
CHIANG MAI, Sept 3 – Several districts in this northern province have been on alert since early Monday morning for possible floods due...
20-baht pork powers new life for flood victim
Pattaya’s appetite for street food is helping some of those displaced by last year’s floods in Bangkok build a new life. ...
Patum Thani residents protest over compensation for 2011 floods
PATHUM THANI, May 27 - Over 500 local residents were protesting on Sunday for the second time in Samkok district, demanding Bt20,000 per...
Flooding has Pattaya again singing rainy day blues
Just two hours of rainfall had Pattaya residents singing a common refrain as flooded streets and bogged down traffic inspired another rendition of...
PM to attend Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea this week
BANGKOK, March 22 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit South Korea to attend the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul,...
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Will weaker Thai baht, lower fuel prices, and Songkran help Pattaya weather the ongoing...
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Pattaya enters its annual low season, the city, renowned for its tourism industry, faces typical challenges with reduced visitor numbers....
Pattaya authorities review traffic issues at Jomtien Beach to improve parking and flow
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials visited Jomtien Beach to address ongoing parking and traffic concerns as part of an effort to evaluate and...
Bolt driver accused of inappropriate behavior towards female passenger in Pattaya—suspect claims it was...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 24-year-old woman, referred to as Ms. Yui (alias), has filed a complaint claiming that a rideshare driver in Pattaya made...
Pattaya City awards certificates to 162 graduates of foreign language communication training program
PATTAYA, Thailand – Because learning never ends, Pattaya City hosted a certificate presentation ceremony for the Foreign Language Communication Training Program for the Public,...
Pattaya tourism leaders move to reassure global tour operators after earthquake concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand – Following the March 28 earthquake in Myanmar that caused tremors in Thailand, the Chonburi Tourism Federation, in collaboration with Pattaya City...