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Ubon floods 'worst in history'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/10/2022
» Ubon Ratchathani is facing the worst flooding in its history, which has affected the lives of thousands of people as well as the economy of the province.
Calls mount for city flood retention areas
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/09/2022
» Located in a low-lying area on the Chao Phraya River basin, Bangkok covers an area of 1,569km² but it has little space for green areas that can be converted into flood retention areas.
Flood risk with dam to up discharge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2022
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has warned provinces along the Chao Phraya River to brace for a greater risk of flooding as the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat will now up its rate of discharge rate to prevent it from overfilling.
ONWR vows flood-busting water map by year's end
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/04/2022
» The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has said it will finish drafting the country's first-ever water map to help manage river basins in the north by the end of this year.
Siriraj Hospital as 'heartbeat of the city'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/04/2022
» Siriraj Hospital's Bimuksthan Museum is to host one of the four legs of the "Revitalising Bangkok" historical exhibition.
Beating back the floods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/10/2021
» The influence of the Dianmu storm hitting the country has heightened fears that the mega-flooding that struck the Chao Phraya River basin 10 years ago will repeat itself. That disaster caused damage of over 100 billion baht.
Water safe to use in festival, insists PCD
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/04/2019
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Friday insisted the quality of natural water sources across the country, including in heavily polluted Chiang Mai city, is safe enough to use for water splashing during the upcoming Songkran festival.
49 fined over canal discharges
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2017
» Wastewater has been discharged into the Saen Saep canal from 412 different locations along the city waterway, according to a Pollution Control Department (PCD) survey released yesterday.
Flood action plan laid out
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/06/2017
» The historic economic loss caused by mega-floods which hit the Central region in 2011 is still haunting the government today as pressure mounts for it to come up with a concrete plan to prevent or limit any damage that might happen again in the future.
Durian auction goers sniff out the most pricey fruit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/06/2017
» The world's nine most expensive durian were auctioned off on Saturday in Nonthaburi to raise funds for an orphanage in Pak Kret district.