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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.
The old and new from Bangkok Post's Thai food expert
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/01/2016
» Few people have the experience and expertise to write a Thai food column like veteran Bangkok Post writer Suthon Sukphisit. Here is an example.
Chao Phraya water supply to be slashed (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/07/2015
» The situation at all the dams feeding into the Chao Phraya river is getting increasingly desperate, leaving irrigation officials no choice but to reduce discharges. Meanwhile, outside the worst drought area, a downpour caused flooding in Khorat.
Bananas, not rice, the future for this farmer
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/04/2014
» Forty-six-year-old Wichian Sonchaiying has been a rice farmer his whole life, but not this year. Problems with government support programmes have caused him to turn to growing bananas.
Dead elephant a female, report indicates
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/04/2013
» An elephant found beheaded near a reservoir in Kaeng Krachan district was pregnant and was not killed for its tusks, officials said yesterday.
Elephant killing probe heats up
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/03/2013
» With no witnesses to the March 8 killing of a female elephant, police have seized 90 guns in their search for the killing weapon.
No water, no fish
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/02/2013
» It difficult to be a fish farmer when your river begins to dry up. That is the problem facing villagers near the Moon River in Buri Ram province as a severe drought continues in the area.
High prices but no rice
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/10/2011
» Rice farmers should be reaping large profits from the government's rice mortgage scheme, but for many, their harvest has been almost completely submerged by the worst floods in memory.
Thai food essentials
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/07/2011
» Well-known Thai food critic and the originator of Shell Chuan Chim, MR Thanadsri Svasti, talks about the essence of Thai food.
Barge victims have new worries
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/06/2011
» Residents living along the Chao Phraya river bank where that sugar barge sank now have new worries as fish farmers get some welcome news.