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Public warned to stay alert to drowning risk
Published on 11/04/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has warned the public to take extra care over the Songkran holidays given the annual rise in drownings around the time of the water festival.
B4.5bn gets the nod to combat flooding
News, Published on 19/02/2025
» The cabinet approved a budget of more than 4.5 billion baht yesterday to help households affected by flooding in southern provinces last year and to finance post-flood rehabilitation and development projects.
Southern floods receding: PM
News, Published on 18/12/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday gave assurances adequate relief and emergency supplies are reaching flood victims in the South as she toured stricken communities in Nakhon Si Thammarat, one of the country's worst-hit provinces.
Govt offers B10k to all flood-affected households
News, Published on 09/10/2024
» The government will distribute 10,000 baht to households affected by flooding nationwide to help cover cleanup expenses.
PM to talk flood mitigation at Asean summit in Laos
News, Published on 08/10/2024
» Flood problems will be among the topics discussed at the Asean Summit in Laos this week, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Deadly bus tragedy prompts Thai transport safety debate
Published on 06/10/2024
» The bus fire tragedy that claimed the lives of 20 students and three teachers and left several injured on Tuesday has sparked a debate on whether education trips for students should be banned altogether. However, some argue that field trips remain an important part of students' learning process while addressing concerns that public bus safety must be a priority.
Three-year plan for water security
News, Published on 06/08/2024
» The government will lay out a half-trillion-baht water management plan for the next three years in a bid to boost the nation's water security.
Anutin 'puzzled' by cannabis U-turn
News, Published on 19/07/2024
» Bhumjaithai (BJT) leader Anutin Charnvirakul admitted to having personally spoken to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin about the party's concerns over the Ministry of Public Health's plan to re-list cannabis as a narcotic.
Beam me up please, Scotty
Published on 26/05/2024
» With a rhonchi-like sound in their throats as a signal from five Lord Buddhas, a man and a woman duo in Udon Thani claim they can cure sick people using a celestial frequency.
Push to sell old rice raises questions
Published on 19/05/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.