Tag: Natural Resources and Environment
Logistics Development and Tourism Promotion in Eastern Thailand
BANGKOK, 18 June 2012 - The Ministry of Transport has been assigned to undertake a feasibility study for the full operations of the U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya...
DDPM steps up measures to prevent heavy rain-induced disaster
BANGKOK, 27 May 2012 – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) is stepping up its games to prevent possible disasters, induced...
PM sets up tripartite committee to watch over air quality in...
RAYONG, May 6 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra sets up a tripartite committee to monitor air quality around the Map Ta Phut Industrial...
China to send experts to help Thailand on water resources &...
BANGKOK, 27 April 2012 – China is set to send a team of experts to help Thailand's water management and flood prevention plans. ...
PM: Disaster zone may be declared in haze-hit North
BANGKOK, March 6 - As northern Thailand has been blanketed by haze for over a week, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday said...
Officials step up measures to tackle wildfire crisis in the North
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has stepped up measures to put an end to the wildfire crisis...
Kowit to discuss restive south with related units
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – Deputy Prime Minister Police General Kowit Wattana is preparing to discuss southern insurgency with related ministries, especially those...
Latest Stories
Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...