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New system aims to improve Thai weather forecasts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026
» A pilot satellite platform being introduced on a pilot basis in Thailand is aimed at improving high-precision weather forecasting and disaster warning systems.
NHRC urges more talks on plans for historic Chiang Mai weirs
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/01/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned that plans to dismantle or modify three historic weirs in Chiang Mai could risk violating water and cultural rights, urging authorities to hold further public consultations before proceeding.
Iran: Drought, incompetence, revolution?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 22/11/2025
» Twenty years of strict sanctions on Iran by both the United States and the United Nations did not bring down the regime of the ayatollahs. Half a dozen major waves of non-violent protest involving several thousand deaths have not brought it down either. Even last June's massive bombing campaign by Israel and the US did not bring it to heel.
NHRC says all dredging projects safe
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/11/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has not found any human rights violations by the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) or the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) in connection with canal dredging projects in Phatthalung province.
Slower river flow expected to ease flood soon
News, Online Reporters, Published on 15/11/2025
» Water levels in major Thai rivers continue to decline as rainfall in the northern Chao Phraya Basin has steadily decreased, the Royal Irrigation Department reported on Saturday.
Chao Phraya discharge rate stable, major dams full
News, Online Reporters, Published on 12/11/2025
» Riverside communities in central provinces remain on alert as the northern flood surge continues to move downstream, but received some good news on Wednesday — the current discharge rate at the Chao Phraya barrage dam will not to be increased.
Klong Toey locals brace for floods
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 11/11/2025
» Residents living along the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok's Klong Toey district are bracing for more floods, as authorities plan to increase the discharge rate of the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat on Tuesday.
Excessive rainfall filling up many dams nationwide
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2025
» Many large dams and reservoirs across Thailand are currently close to or exceeding their full water storage capacities due to continuous rainfall, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) announced on Monday.
B14m of ex-official's assets in crosshairs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found a former senior irrigation official in Ratchaburi guilty of possessing assets worth 14 million baht that he could not legally account for, and is moving to confiscate the funds.
Central provinces warned as Chao Phraya discharge rate raised
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/11/2025
» The Royal Irrigation Department on Monday raised the discharge rate at the Chao Phraya barrage dam to help manage the flood surge from the North, and issued a warning for low-lying communities downstream on the Central Plain.