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Thamanat vows to resolve pollution in Kok River
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow pledged to resolve transboundary pollution along the Kok River in Chiang Rai through diplomatic talks and a local committee to safeguard public health.
B22m win in toxic waste case
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2025
» Villagers in Ratchaburi province will receive 22 million baht in compensation for health and environmental damage caused by the Wax Garbage Recycle Centre Company, marking Thailand's first environmental class action securing payment from a corporate wrongdoer.
River gets B95bn irrigation project
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2025
» The National Water Resources Committee has approved a 95-billion-baht project to improve the Chao Phraya River irrigation system on the lower eastern side, including Ayutthaya and Phathum Thani, to prevent floods.
Worry over mine's impact on World Heritage site
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/10/2024
» The Seub Nakhasathien Foundation has expressed concern about a dolomite mining project near the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex in Phetchaburi.
Dept braces for more rain as La Niña looms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/05/2024
» The Royal Irrigation Department is considering a number of measures to prepare for floods during the rainy season, as the weather conditions look set to become much wetter when the La Niña phenomenon begins in a few months.
Srisuwan wants well bids probed
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/10/2022
» Political activist Srisuwan Janya filed a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday against executives of the Department of Groundwater Resources over alleged irregularities in the bidding for well-drilling projects.
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).
More pumps installed to drain flooded Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2022
» The Irrigation Department has installed more pumps to speed up the draining of floodwater from around Bangkok into the sea.
Climate-smart rice farming a win-win
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/05/2022
» Sawanee Phorang, a 44-year-old farmer from Suphan Buri's Doem Bang Nang Buat district, recently changed her traditional rice farming practice by adopting laser land levelling (LLL), an innovative technology she claims has completely transformed her way of life.
'No favouritism' in water project
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/02/2022
» The Department of Groundwater Resources on Saturday denied opposition claims that the department favours politicians through its projects.