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Srettha urges arms deals delay
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 03/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has asked the armed forces to delay their arms procurement plans for the 2024 fiscal year so the government can spend its budget to help those who are most in need, sources said.
'Sink or swim' for new governor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2022
» Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who has now been in the position for three months, faces some major challenges if he wants to solve flood problems in the capital following four days of extremely heavy rainfall last week.
Anupong affirms govt can cope with flooding
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/09/2021
» Government agencies have been effective in coping with the flooding in many provinces and it is unlikely to reach the same disastrous level as in 2011, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said on Wednesday.
Who wants in on the EEC?
Business, Published on 09/10/2017
» The much-awaited Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) bill has already passed its first reading by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and is expected to be implemented by the end of the year.
2014 drought 'worst in 50 years'
Published on 21/09/2014
» Low water reserves in two big dams in the Chao Phraya river basin will make drought this year the severest in 50 years, an irrigation director said on Sunday.
Flood-zone locals say no to new dams
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 14/09/2014
» Northern people living in river basins oppose large-scale dams and want more say in government efforts to stop flood and drought problems, a series of public meetings have been told.
Ayutthaya faces 'certain' flooding
News, Published on 07/09/2014
» Ayutthaya: Residents living alongside the Chao Phraya in Ayutthaya province are on high alert for floods after being warned the river is on the verge of overflowing.
Phitsanulok dam running dry
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 01/08/2014
» Although it’s the middle of the rainy season, the Kwae Noi Bamrung Dan dam in Phitsanulok province stands nearly empty, with useable water at only 10.4% of capacity and local officials urging conservation.
Thai rice yield to hit 5-year low
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/07/2014
» Rice production in Thailand will probably shrink to a five-year low as drought hurts yields and farmers curb planting after the end of a subsidy programme, according to the Thai Rice Packers Association.
Record Thai sugar crop seen
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/07/2014
» Sugar production in Thailand will increase to a record in the year from November as farmers in the second-biggest shipper turn to cane from rice, potentially boosting exports of the sweetener, the state forecaster said.