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King's rice field lies forgotten
News, Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 12/05/2012
» A paddy field in Ayutthaya where His Majesty the King harvested rice 16 years ago no longer bears any semblance of this celebrated moment.
Province pulls out stops for royal visit
News, Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 25/05/2012
» AYUTTHAYA : Provincial officials say they are fully prepared for His Majesty the King's visit to Thung Makham Yong paddy field in the province Friday and are looking forward to his arrival.
Ayutthaya billboards attack Pitak Siam
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 21/11/2012
» AYUTTHAYA - A red shirt leader and adviser to the transport minister has erected 10 roadside billboards protesting the anti-government Pitak Siam group.
One dead, 100 hurt in three-bus pileup
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 23/04/2013
» One passenger was killed and about 100 others injured, two suffering severed limbs, in an accident involving three tour buses in heavy rain in Ayutthaya province on Tuesday morning, reports said.
EIT blames collapse on poor repairs
News, Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 30/04/2013
» Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) secretary-general Thanes Weerasiri is blaming Sunday's deadly suspension bridge collapse in Ayutthaya on an "unprofessional" repair job last year.
Warning of more floods in Ayutthaya
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 23/09/2013
» Riverside residents in Ayutthaya are facing a rise in the flood waters already blighting their communities, after the upper Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat province released more water on Monday afternoon.
Ayutthaya dam to release more water
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 02/10/2013
» AYUTTHAYA – The Royal Irrigation Department has warned that more water will be discharged from the Phra Ram VI dam and floods levels downstream will rise as a consequence.
Illegal van drivers reopen road
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 30/10/2013
» AYUTTHAYA ― Operators of illegal passenger vans, who closed Phahon Yothin Road with their vehicles in Wang Noi district to demand police delay a crackdown on them, agreed to reopen the road after a senior official promised to discuss their demand with police.
Rice farmers step up pay protest
News, Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 09/02/2014
» AYUTTHAYA Rice farmers plan to rally tomorrow at the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Defence, where the cabinet members temporarily work, to put pressure on the government to solve the delayed payment for their pledged rice.
PTT gas pipeline subsidence snarl
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 21/03/2014
» AYUTTHAYA – The construction of an underground gas pipeline alongside the Asia Road in Bang Pa-In district has caused large cracks in the roadside and local buildings, while electricity poles in the area are starting to slant.