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PM apologises over Hat Yai flood failures, pledges urgent aid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has apologised for the state's failure to protect flood‑hit communities, vowing improvements as he prepared to revisit the devastated Hat Yai district in Songkhla for urgent assessments on Sunday.
Firm suspended after chemical fire in Thailand's Rayong province
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2024
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has ordered a partial suspension of the Thai Plastic and Chemicals Plc in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong following a fire around its vinyl chloride production unit on Sunday.
Agencies told to boost preparedness for floods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/04/2024
» Water management agencies have been told to regularly report their progress in implementing 10 key measures to cope with this year's rainy season, which forecasters have said would be an unusually wet one.
New zoo starting to take shape
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2023
» PATHUM THANI: The new zoo in Thanya Buri district will have its soft launch by early 2026, says the Zoological Park Organization (ZPO).
Central, Isan floods will recede 'in weeks'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/10/2022
» The heavy flooding in the Central and Isan region is likely to dry by the middle of next month, according to the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).
Ubon floods 'worst in history'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/10/2022
» Ubon Ratchathani is facing the worst flooding in its history, which has affected the lives of thousands of people as well as the economy of the province.
Calls mount for city flood retention areas
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/09/2022
» Located in a low-lying area on the Chao Phraya River basin, Bangkok covers an area of 1,569km² but it has little space for green areas that can be converted into flood retention areas.
Flood risk with dam to up discharge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2022
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has warned provinces along the Chao Phraya River to brace for a greater risk of flooding as the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat will now up its rate of discharge rate to prevent it from overfilling.
New agency ready for rainy season
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/05/2018
» Thailand has now entered the rainy season from now until October. For the authorities, it is a challenging period because they need to take care of water management with the utmost care; providing enough water for farmers while simultaneously dealing with torrential downpours and the flooding they cause. Failing to strike the right balance can lead to catastrophes such as the epic flooding of 2011. That year, the authorities had stored too much water in reservoirs for farming and unusually heavy rainfall led to overflows and inundation.