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PM to visit Ubon Ratchathani
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 02/11/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani next week to assess anti-drought measures and attend a meeting between the government and private sector.
Govt 'must map' climate change risks
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 16/10/2015
» Thailand must develop "vulnerability maps" to chart and cope with the future impacts of climate change on the environment, tourism and economy, a seminar was told.
Ministries told do more to help drought-hit farmers
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 22/09/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Interior and Agriculture ministries to do more to help drought-hit farmers.
PM puts faith in kaem ling
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 17/09/2015
» Soldiers have been ordered to help build 30 more kaem ling water-retention areas as part of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's long-term plan to fight drought.
'Desalination' filter brings hope to durian growers
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 17/07/2015
» After hearing of the plight of farmers amid the water shortage, durian growers in Nonthaburi realised they would face a similar problem, despite their plantations being full of water.
PM urges farmers to switch to 'impotency cures'
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 09/07/2015
» As the drought makes life difficult, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday urged "ignorant" farmers to diversify into more lucrative crops such as growing herbs that could cure impotency in men.
Calls to fence off RID from politicians
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 03/07/2015
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) must be reformed and protected from political interference to ensure effective water management, engineers said yesterday.
PM raps NRC over casino push
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 19/06/2015
» More urgent problems should take priority over a proposal by 12 National Reform Council (NRC) members to legalise casinos as a way of boosting state coffers and generating funds for development projects, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.
PM urges drought-stricken farmers not to stage protests
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 19/06/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged people affected by the drought to refrain from protesting as the government has been working hard to solve the problem.
Cabinet gives nod to urgent water projects
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 19/02/2015
» Funds for about 1,700 water management plans were approved by the cabinet yesterday.