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Flood prep begins ahead of deluges
News, Published on 28/02/2018
» Phitsanulok: State officials and residents in flood-prone areas have agreed to once again adopt the "Bang Rakam" model to deal with inundations expected to hit low-lying areas in Phitsanulok and Sukhothai provinces later this year.
At least 5 dead as storm brings wind, floods, snow to US Northeast
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» NEW YORK - At least five people were killed after a major winter storm pounded the US East Coast on Friday, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow disrupting thousands of flights and forcing the closure of federal government offices in Washington.
Ministers splash extra floodway cash
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 07/03/2018
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 573 million baht for the construction of a floodway in the lower part of Petchaburi province.
Diver films rubbish wasteland in Bali waters
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» NUSA PENIDA, Indonesia: Millions of tourists are drawn to Bali's palm-fringed scenery and rich marine life, but a British diver has released stark footage highlighting a growing problem in its famously crystal-clear waters: plastic rubbish.
Global warming could threaten half of species in 33 key areas
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» PARIS: Global warming could place 25 to 50% of species in the Amazon, Madagascar and other biodiverse areas at risk of localised extinction within decades, a report said Wednesday.
Immunising Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/03/2018
» Southeast Asia has become a hot spot for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, which has led to stepped-up international efforts to strengthen national and regional pandemic preparedness capacity.
World sees rapid upsurge in extreme weather: report
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» PARIS - A world addled by climate change has seen a four-fold increase in major flooding events since 1980, and a doubling of significant storms, droughts and heat waves, Europe's national science academies jointly reported Wednesday.
Sichon locals want estuary to be dredged
News, Published on 26/03/2018
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Locals are urging authorities to dredge the Tha Mak estuary in Sichon district to enable fishermen to go out to sea and return safely while also easing floods.
Ex-con prefers jail to loneliness of freedom
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 26/03/2018
» Pushkar Dutt Bhatt lives the way people in primitive times did in India. He has no electricity, tap water or washroom in his house. He cooks his food on firewood and bathes in the natural pool located two kilometres from his residence.
Fragile peace at girls' school Malala built in Pakistan
Published on 30/03/2018
» SHANGLA, Pakistan: Dozens of girls in grey-and-white uniforms trooped into a building beneath a pine-covered ridge in Pakistan's mountainous Shangla district on Friday for classes at the school built with Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Prize money.