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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.
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.
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.
Infrastructure setback in Indonesia
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/02/2018
» Indonesian President Joko Widodo is facing a major setback after suspending construction of elevated toll roads and railway tracks following a string of recent construction accidents.
Caring to make up for lost time
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 24/02/2018
» The life of a woman in her mid-30s who held a management position at a world-renowned cosmetics company changed suddenly after her father suffered acute heart failure.
Africa's man-made water crisis
News, Published on 22/02/2018
» About a decade ago, at a meeting of South African mayors convened by Lindiwe Hendricks, South Africa's then-minister of water and environmental affairs, we predicted that an unprecedented water crisis would hit one of the country's main cities within 15 years, unless water-management practices were improved significantly. That prediction has now come true, with Cape Town facing a shutdown of its piped water network. The question now is whether African leaders will allow our other projection -- that, within the next 25-30 years, many more of the continent's cities will be facing similar crises -- to materialise.
Water banks set to ease city flooding
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/02/2018
» City Hall is speeding up its ambitious plans to prevent chronic flooding by building underground “water banks” and water retention areas.
Huge trash piles wash up on Koh Talu beaches
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 17/02/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A huge amount of garbage has been found floating off three beaches on Koh Talu in Bang Saphan Noi district, prompting concern that it will affect coral reefs and egg-laying sites of endangered sea turtles.
Bangladesh scraps Thai rice deal
Reuters, Published on 15/02/2018
» BENGALURU, India: Bangladesh scrapped a plan to import Thai rice, citing delays in finalising a deal, as rice prices in India and Thailand fell this week, pressured by sluggish overseas demand.
Activist bites back at dead leopard posts
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 15/02/2018
» An environmental activist has criticised netizens for dismissing the recent death of an Indochinese leopard, saying the killing was tragic because the species is so rare and important to nature.