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New seaplane operations for Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/05/2024
» The Transport Ministry aims to launch a seaplane service in Phuket by the year's end as part of the government's aviation hub policy, Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri said during a workshop on Thursday.
One dead in Rayong gas tank blast
Online Reporters, Published on 09/05/2024
» RAYONG: A huge blaze at a chemical storage site at the Map Ta Phut Industrial Port was brought under control late Thursday afternoon, after one person died and hundreds were evacuated from the surrounding area.
Thousands evacuated after latest Indonesian eruption
Published on 02/05/2024
» TAGULANDANG, Indonesia - Antelmus Paulus, 67, is in despair after the eruption on Tuesday of Mount Ruang rendered his home on Tagulandang island uninhabitable and prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people.
PM wants swift plant fire probe
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 28/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Saturday called on authorities to speed up their investigation into the blaze at Win Process' hazardous waste storage plant in Rayong's Ban Khai district.
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursday, declaring the highest alert on the situation.
Still hazardous
Postbag, Published on 17/04/2024
» Re: "Three more areas on disaster list", (BP, April 8).
No red zones but PM2.5 levels unsafe in 19 provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2024
» Nineteen provinces in the North and the Northeast were shrouded with slightly unsafe levels of fine dust but no “red” levels of air pollution were detected nationwide on Tuesday afternoon.
Chiang Mai prepares for PM2.5 'disaster areas'
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 11/04/2024
» Chiang Mai will declare a disaster relief area for emergency assistance if any area experiences a PM2.5 dust pollution crisis of Level 2 or higher, according to provincial governor Nirat Phongsitthithawon.
Southeast Asian banks must stop funding coal
Oped, Published on 11/04/2024
» Indonesia is by far a major top producer of dangerous climate emissions -- more than any country in the Southeast Asian region, mainly due to its burning of coal. The country is also feeling the full force of worsening climate disasters, from floods and storms to deadly landslides. My hometown, Jakarta, is sinking -- and this is compounded by regular catastrophic flooding and air pollution that disrupts millions of lives. Indonesia faces huge risks as it currently sits as the second most disaster-prone country in the world, according to the World Risk Report 2023.
Chiang Mai again world's most polluted city
Online Reporters, Published on 09/04/2024
» Chiang Mai led other cities as the most polluted place in the world on Tuesday morning, as thick smog continued to plague the northern region.