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Mekong River rises over 10 metres in Nakhon Phanom
Published on 13/09/2024
» NAKHON PHANOM - The Mekong River has risen to more than 10 metres, raising concerns about potential flooding.
Follow-ups needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2024
» Re: "Seed bomb threat to forest ecology", (Editorial, Sept 2), "Hilltop plot seized after landslides", (BP, 2 Sept) & "Phuket Buddha site ordered closed due to landslide risks", (BP, Sept 3).
Govt doublespeak
Postbag, Published on 05/09/2024
» Re: "Floods in northern Thailand worry business chiefs", (BP, Sept 2).
Riverine 6 strengthen ties
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/09/2024
» Six countries along the Mekong River -- Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand -- have committed to working together to tackle fake news and cybercrime and also better protect the young online through shared legislation.
Activists' fate awaits action
News, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2024
» Last Friday marked International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Unlike in the past, the return of a Shinawatra family member to Government House has rekindled hope the new prime minister will help locate political activists -- many of whom were affiliated with the red-shirt movement -- who disappeared in neighbouring countries like Cambodia and Laos.
PM confident there will be no repeat of 2011 floods
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 31/08/2024
» Bangkok will not be flooded because water levels in the capital and the weather are unlikely to conspire to produce conditions equal to or worse than those recorded before the 2011 disaster, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Two districts in Nakhon Phanom declared disaster zones
Published on 30/08/2024
» NAKHON PHANOM - Authorities have declared Na Thom and Sri Songkhram districts disaster zones following severe flooding caused by the overflow of three major Mekong River tributaries.
Scammers flee to Chiang Rai
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/08/2024
» Chinese nationals operating call centre scams in Laos have fled to Chiang Rai, a border security source said yesterday.
China denies releasing water upstream
Published on 28/08/2024
» China has denied releasing water from the Jinghong Dam in Yunnan into the Mekong River, following comments that such discharges might have contributed to flooding in Thailand’s northern and northeastern regions
Govt revisits B6tn flood project
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2024
» A water management project initiated by Yingluck Shinawatra may be revived at a cost of six trillion baht in a bid to combat persistent flooding and drought, Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.