Tag: floodwaters
Thailand’s cumulative flood-related patient load exceeds 30,000
BANGKOK, Sept 28 - Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said Friday that over 30,000 persons suffered from flood-related illnesses since floodwaters hit 14...
Phitsanulok’s Bang Rakam still in critical floodstage
PHITSANULOK, Sept 26 -- Five subdistricts in Phitsanulok's Bang Rakam district are still battling Yom River floodwaters two metres above its river bank...
Workers protest at Labour Ministry on lack of post-flood employment
BANGKOK, Feb 2 – Laid off workers whose jobs were casualties of the recent floods carried their protest to the Ministry of Labour...
PM: Government has clear water management plan
BANGKOK, Jan 29 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday reaffirmed that her government has clear water management plans and is ready...
Let the clean-up begin
Volunteers carry a bucket full of mud during a clean-up drive after floodwaters receded from Bangkok, Saturday, Nov. 19. Hundreds of city workers, police,...
Flood recedes at Bang Phlat district
BANGKOK, Nov 9 -- Floodwaters at Bangkok's Bang Phlat district are receding by 5-10cm, but it is causing difficulties for transportation as boats which...
PM announces 3-phase flood rehabilitation plan to restore confidence
BANGKOK, Nov 8 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday announced “Strategic Measures for the Country’s Rehabilitation” – a three-phase post-flood action plan to...
PM visits flood-hit Nam Pat district
UTTARADIT, Sept 11 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday inspected Uttaradit's severely flood-hit Nam Pat district, where flooding claimed several lives and...
Flooding continues in many provinces
MAE HONG SON, Aug 7 – Flooding has persists in many provinces while a search is ongoing to find a missing person in...
Northern provinces submerged; one flood-related death
SUKHOTHAI, Aug 3 – Thailand’s northern provinces on Wednesday remained submerged, with one flood-related death reported in Sukhothai. In...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
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Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...