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Another round of flooding possible next month
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2017
» At least two typhoons are expected to develop in the Indian Ocean next month, weakening to depressions, but causing heavy rain in the North and Northeast.
Govt warns farmers of water shortage
Terry Fredrickson, 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.
Koh Samui going dry
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/10/2016
» The tourist paradise island of Samui is suffering under a serious shortage of running water as drought dries up the last of the natural resources used to produce the tap supply.
From salt to solar
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/09/2016
» Salt farmers, hit by low prices and other problems, now see their land as potential sites for the lucrative solar energy business, but opposition is rising from conservationists.
Thai students win international prize for anti-drought device
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/09/2016
» Three secondary school students from Suratpittaya School in Surat Thani province won the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize with their water retention invention for use with rubber trees.
More rains for NE, North but PM says no floods for Central Plains (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/08/2016
» The Yom river will peak in Sukhothai tomorrow, a good test of the city's flood defences. More rain is expected for the upper Northeast and North, but Prime Ministry Prayut Chan-o-cha says that flood water will not overflow downstream provinces in the Central Plains.
As El Nino fades, hopes increase for wet rainy season
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/05/2016
» The drought is still with us, but forecasters are optimistic this year's rains will be above normal, in part because of the end of the unusually severe El Nino.
Behave and dress well, PM warns Songkran goers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/04/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says his government is taking a strong position against Songkran misbehaviour. "There are laws governing indecent exposure, which will be enforced," he says.
Calls for a traditional Songkran to save water
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/02/2016
» People will be asked to conserve water instead of throwing it during the Songkran festival in April due to the worsening drought, but the government is confident the taps will not run dry.
Drought set 'to worsen', hospitals under strain (Updated Tues.)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/02/2016
» The severe drought is expected to worsen between March and April, as five hospitals in the North and Northeast already report severe water shortages.