Tag: MWA
Metropolitan Waterworks Authority to reward water-conserving consumers
BANGKOK, 10 September 2015 – The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) is preparing to reward consumers who significantly cut water usage during the dry season...
Waterworks Authority confident in flood-tackling plan
BANGKOK, 24 September 2012 – Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) Governor Chareon Passara has expressed his confidence that the agency’s flood-tackling plan will prevent...
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...
PM gives assurances tap water meets standard
BANGKOK, Nov 9 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra assured the Thai public today that tap water is safe for consumption and up to standard...
Tapwater quality at Khlong Prapa improved: Waterworks Authority
BANGKOK, Nov 4 – The water quality in Khlong Prapa, used for tap water production to serve the Thai capital, has been improved after...
Water inundates Bangkok roads at Major Ratchayothin, SCB Park and Criminal...
BANGKOK, Nov 3 – The massive volume of water surrounding Bangkok continues slowly forcing its way into the heart of the capital from the...
Nearly 3 out of 4 Bangkokians says govt help for flood...
BANGKOK, Oct 30 – As flooding continues in the capital, a poll found that 74.9% of Bangkok residents said the operations of the government...
MWA cuts water supply to Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan & Thonburi
BANGKOK, 29 October 2011 – The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority has lowered its tap water supply to Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Thonburi as floodwater has...
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Deluge of fake news about Thai earthquake swamps the internet
PATTAYA, Thailand - As if the truth wasn’t bad enough, many millions of words of fake news are peaking on social media sites and...
Myanmar earthquake twice as powerful as Noto Peninsula’s, expert warns of strong aftershocks
BANGKOK, Thailand – A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28 at 12:50 PM local time (3:20 PM Japan time), registering a magnitude...
Prime Minister visits site of collapsed building as labor group pleads for urgent rescue...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra visited the site of the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district for the second...
Hopes Fading, But Rescues Continue – Death toll from Myanmar earthquake surpasses 2,000
BANGKOK, Thailand – Rescue workers have pulled a woman from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Myanmar, officials said on Sunday (31st), as...
DDPM confirms Myanmar aftershocks do not affect Thailand; government buildings declared safe
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has confirmed that the aftershocks from Myanmar do not affect Thailand, March 31....