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Thailand urged to create more jobs, protect resources
Published on 13/03/2017
» Thailand needs to rein in rapid depletion of its natural resources, create more and better jobs, and provide support to millions of the poorest if it is to achieve green growth that brings prosperity to all, the World Bank said on Monday.
Drought taking toll on Chai Nat
Chudate Seehawong, Published on 12/03/2017
» CHAI NAT -- Farmers in this Central province say this year's drought has come sooner than in 2016 as several public swamps and all canals are drying up very quickly.
Job scheme hopes to stop new rice crop
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2017
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will spend almost 3.5 billion baht on a job creation scheme for rice farmers so they can earn income during a break from farming.
Farmers flout crop warnings
News, Published on 07/03/2017
» Farmers in the Central Plains provinces are planting more off-season rice crops than allowed at their own peril, a senior irrigation officer warned.
Govt targets off-season rice growing
News, Published on 03/03/2017
» More than four million rai of off-season rice is being grown in excess of water supply, raising fears of a water shortage in the lead up to the height of the summer next month, according to officials.
PWA chief upbeat on water supply
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/02/2017
» The Provincial Waterworks Authority has estimated that there will be sufficient water supplies through this year's dry season.
Weir taken down to ease row
News, Published on 23/02/2017
» Thai local administrative officials and rice farmers in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district yesterday reached an agreement to solve conflicts arising between them and their Myanmar counterparts over a temporary weir built recently across Mae Sai River by the Thai side.
Chai Nat already suffering water shortage
Chudate Seehawong, Published on 20/02/2017
» CHAI NAT -- Many areas of this central province are already being hit by water shortages, arousing fears this year's drought may be as serious as last year's.
Water shortage concerns allayed
Chudate Seehawong, Published on 08/02/2017
» People should not be concerned about reports of possible water shortages because the Royal Irrigation Department has properly laid down a plan for water management during the dry season, an official said.
PM: 111 structures block waterways, cause flooding
Published on 07/02/2017
» A survey found 111 structures blocking natural waterways nationwide that need to be removed to help solve the chronic annual flooding problem, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.