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New system aims to improve Thai weather forecasts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026
» A pilot satellite platform being introduced on a pilot basis in Thailand is aimed at improving high-precision weather forecasting and disaster warning systems.
SUV plunge kills 9 migrant workers
Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» RATCHABURI - Police have launched an investigation after an SUV plunged into an irrigation canal behind Wat Ratsamanachan in tambon Nong Krathum of Pak Tho district, killing nine people — all illegal migrant workers from Myanmar.
Excessive rainfall filling up many dams nationwide
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2025
» Many large dams and reservoirs across Thailand are currently close to or exceeding their full water storage capacities due to continuous rainfall, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) announced on Monday.
B14m of ex-official's assets in crosshairs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found a former senior irrigation official in Ratchaburi guilty of possessing assets worth 14 million baht that he could not legally account for, and is moving to confiscate the funds.
Greater Bangkok 'faces higher risk of floods'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/11/2025
» Bangkok, along with some parts of Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi provinces, face higher risk of floods over the next several days as authorities increased the water discharge rate of the Chao Phraya Barrage in Chai Nat in the wake of recent rainfall, warned the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
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.
Flood risk rises as rains, runoff hit capital
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is on high alert as heavy rain is forecast to affect the capital until Monday.
Factories on flood watch
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/09/2025
» The country's industrial estates are fortifying their flood defences amid rising rainfall and related risks, according to the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT).
Areas south of Chai Nat brace for possible flooding
Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» The Royal Irrigation Department has increased the water discharge rate from the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat province in preparation for taking more runoff from upstream, warning downstream communities to brace for possible flooding.