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Panel to lead public forums
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 13/07/2013
» Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has set up a panel to oversee public hearings for the 350-billion-baht water and flood management scheme.
Police told to review construction bid
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 09/07/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has rejected a request by the police for another 900 million baht to continue the delayed construction of 396 police stations, and asked for a more detailed proposal.
Dam United: Forest folk fight megaproject plan
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 30/06/2013
» A path zigzagging into a forest is lined with an abundance of trees, large and small. The overwhelming greenery leaves Chao, a villager in Ban Chomphu near the forest, baffled as to the Royal Irrigation Department's designation of the land.
Cabinet endorses B314bn loan
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 19/06/2013
» The cabinet yesterday approved a plan to borrow 314 billion baht to implement the government's water management and flood prevention scheme.
K-Water sets scheme conditions
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 13/06/2013
» Korea Water Resources Corp (K-Water), which won the highest stake of the flood and water management scheme, has called on the government take responsibility for land acquisition problems and villager protests, government sources say.
Cabinet tipped to invest B500mn to boost northern infrastructure
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 09/06/2013
» The cabinet looks set to allocate 500 million baht to four lower northern provinces to revamp regional infrastructure.
Govt delays naming winners
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 08/06/2013
» The government has delayed announcing which construction firms have been selected for the 350-billion-baht flood and water management projects.
Cabinet 'uncomfortable' about Witit's dismissal
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 22/05/2013
» The cabinet yesterday approved the dismissal of Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) chief Witit Artavatkun, while expressing reservations about not knowing the full story.
Myanmar-Thai SPV to run Dawei ops
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 12/05/2013
» Myanmar and Thailand will on May 27 sign an agreement to establish a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to manage Myanmar's Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone.
2nd firm exits water bid
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 04/05/2013
» The government is insisting its 350-billion-baht worth of water management projects are on track despite two companies withdrawing from the bidding which opened yesterday.