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Mekong commission alerted to river pollution emergency
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» CHIANG RAI - Environmental groups have urged the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to treat the contamination found in the Mekong, Kok, Sai and Ruak rivers as an emergency issue while calling for basin-wide water-quality monitoring.
Floods in Hat Yai worsen
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/11/2025
» Authorities in Songkhla ordered a mass evacuation of Hat Yai municipality on Monday, as the situation in the flood-hit city continued to deteriorate, with water levels reaching almost three metres in several areas.
That sinking feeling
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 13/10/2025
» Thailand has dealt with severe flooding for centuries, affecting millions of households and disrupting economic activities, especially in low-lying areas where disasters seem routine.
Capital 'ready' for torrential rain this week
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has reassured residents that the capital is prepared to cope with heavy rainfall this week, following public concern over rising water levels in upstream provinces.
Nan flood 'worst in 40 years'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2025
» Nan is facing its worst inundation in over 40 years, with floods threatening the northern province's economic heart, as well as its iconic landmarks.
Water management plans for 22 river basins in pipeline
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/02/2025
» The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) aims to complete its water management plans covering 22 river basins this year, says its secretary-general, Surasee Kittimonthon.
Six arrested over call centre scams in southern Thailand
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/12/2024
» Police arrested six people allegedly involved in call centre scams and the illegal firearms trade, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) announced yesterday, saying the suspects may have also financed the insurgency in the deep South.
Army says no tensions with UWSA on border
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/11/2024
» The army has dismissed media reports about tensions over a standoff between Thai military forces and United Wa State Army (UWSA) fighters in Mae Hong Son's Pai district.
More flood misery to come for waterway dwellers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2024
» The Royal Irrigation Department is warning people along waterways in the lower Chao Phraya River basin, including those in Greater Bangkok, of either possible overflow or deeper flood levels due to deluges from the North, heavy rains and high seas later this month.
Bangkok safe from floods, PM says
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has reassured the public that Bangkok will not be inundated by floods, as the current volume of rainwater is lower than it was in 2011, when a major flood occurred.