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Mekong Basin projects 'doing more harm than good'
News, Published on 18/02/2024
» Development projects in the Mekong Basin may threaten lives and livelihoods along the river, according to an expert on sustainable growth and fair use of natural resources.
Dam water to help farmers with second rice crop
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/10/2023
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to release stored water from dams to help farmers with their second rice crop plantation due to higher than expected amounts of rainfall this year.
Dams full, flood warnings as discharge rates raised
Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2023
» The Office of National Water Resources warns of possible flooding in areas below large reservoirs in the North, the Northeast and the Central Plains from Thursday to Wednesday next week, as they already exceed their maximum storage levels and discharges rates will be increased.
Govt mulls suspending rice farming as drought looms
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/08/2023
» The government may consider announcing a rice farming suspension to save water in the Central Plains region and a water-crisis command centre could also be set up to combat low rainfall.
Rice farming suspension considered amid scarce rain
Post Reporters, Published on 01/08/2023
» The government may consider announcing a suspension of rice farming to save water in the Central Plains region, says the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR)
Govt must brace for El Niño
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/06/2023
» Experts are warning Thailand to brace for unusually low average rainfall that may lead to drought as a result of the El Niño weather pattern.
'Utapao - Map Ta Phut' projects to draw worldwide investment
Published on 08/05/2023
» Following the recent appointment as EEC's Secretary-General, Chula Sukmanop is committed to building confidence among domestic and international investors, particularly in the Eastern Economic Corridor's main infrastructure sector.
Predicted rain prompts dam releases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2022
» Dams are releasing water as a precautionary move prior to the arrival of large inflows of water from this week's heavy rains, the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has said.
Heavy rain spurs flood warnings
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/08/2022
» Tropical depression Mulan has dumped a significant amount of rainwater into 35 dams triggering warnings of a potential spillover from some, says the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).
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.