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Floods halt air, rail services
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2012
» Heavy rain and flash flooding yesterday continued to wreak havoc in the southern region, especially in Muang municipality of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Compensation tab looks set to mount
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2012
» The government is coming under pressure to extend its compensation package for victims of political violence.
Minister issues water warning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2012
» Thailand could be inundated by up to 20 billion cubic metres of water this year but Bangkok will not be flooded, Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi says.
Valentine's Day bombs: a farce with deadly implications
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2012
» To one neighbour of the three Iranian bombing suspects who sent Bangkok into a frenzy last week, the most unforgivable act they committed during their stay was not mowing the lawn in front of their humble rented home.
Northern provinces are facing the worst haze crisis in five years
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2012
» The haze affecting northern provinces is even worse than the last such crisis five years ago, with dust particles exceeding safe levels for seven straight days.
Premier orders urgent action to tackle haze in North
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra instructed the ministries of Natural Resources and Environment and the Interior on Monday to urgently tackle the haze crisis gripping the North.
Humidity gets boost in fight against haze
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2012
» Officials are using a new technique to boost air humidity as dry weather has put the brakes on attempts to make artificial rain to ease the choking haze in northern provinces.
Prayuth asks Myanmar, Laos to curb fires
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/03/2012
» Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has asked the Myanmar and Lao governments to help curb forest and farmland fires near border areas in a bid to tackle the haze problem in the North.
Cool weather, land burning aggravate Chiang Rai haze
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/03/2012
» Air pollution in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district is worsening after cool weather and land burning added to the ongoing haze problem.
Gold miner faces concession risk
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/03/2012
» The Phitsanulok Administrative Court has ordered the country's largest gold miner, Akara Mining, to carry out environmental and health impact studies of its mines in lower northern provinces or risk its concessions being revoked.