Tag: Vamco
Autistic Thai Foundation appeals for flood relief
The Autistic Thai Foundation has been forced to suspend classes due to flood damage caused by last month’s tropical storm. Supang Somrith, vice president...
PSC delivers relief supplies to flood-hit Nongprue community
The Pattaya Sports Club donated 10,000 baht in relief supplies to flood-ravaged residents on Nongprue’s Mabprachan 1 Community. Sopin Thappajug, MD of Diana Group...
Redemptorist school offers free electrical repairs to Vamco-damaged appliances
Pattaya Redemptorist Vocational School for Persons with Disabilities gave a lending hand to local flood victims, opening a center to repair electrical appliances for...
293,000 still dealing with Vamco damage in Chonburi
More than 283,000 Chonburi residents still are dealing with flood and storm damage from tropical depression Vamco, Gov. Khomsan Ekachai said. The province has...
Mabprachan Reservoir gains 70cm from Vamco
While meters of water seemingly covered Pattaya for days, tropical depression Vamco did very little to help the water situation at Mabprachan Reservoir because...
Flood-hit residents begin to file compensation claims
The streets dry, Pattaya’s flood-fatigued residents emerged from their damaged homes to begin queuing up at city hall to file compensation claims. A line...
Smoggy day in Pattaya
Tropical depression Vamco left Pattaya with a lingering memory in the form of smoky haze that clouded all of the Pattaya area. The thick,...
Provinces affected by Vamco now recovering
BANGKOK, 29 September 2015 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has revealed that situations in 24 provinces previously affected by tropical...
Royal Foundation and authorities’ distribute aid to flood victims
A community on soi 46 Sukhumvit was one of the many affected areas by the flash floods on the 16th of September from tropical...
Pattaya picking up the pieces after Vamco ‘disaster’
Steps leading to Pattaya Beach in front of the Pizza Hut restaurant on Pattaya Beach Road were turned into a deceptively beautiful waterfall as...
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Thai Prime Minister acknowledges China’s assistance in tackling cross-border call center scams
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Court sentences ‘Kamnarn Nok’ to life imprisonment for ordering highway police officer’s murder
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Bangkok tightens construction controls to combat pollution
BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is intensifying measures to control dust pollution from 246 high-rise construction projects in the city center, as...