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Drought easing after heavy rain, says minister
Online Reporters, Published on 26/07/2019
» The crisis in many drought-hit provinces is likely to ease after widespread rain across several regions ended a two-month dry spell and boosted reservoir levels, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said on Friday.
Thai drought raises rice supply fears, Bangladesh reels under floods
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2019
» BENGALURU, India: Drought conditions in Thailand stoked concerns of a drop in supply even as a strong baht kept export prices for the Thai variety higher than Asian competitors this week, while floods wreaked havoc on crops in Bangladesh.
Mekong dilemmas need political will to resolve
News, Apichai Sunchindah, Published on 26/07/2019
» Last year, we were saddened by the hazards related to dam failures in the Mekong River basin after one of the saddle dams on the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydro-electric project in Laos collapsed and the large amounts of impounded water then gushed downstream, causing massive inundation and damage to property, crops, livestock, lost livelihoods and some human casualties. The cause of the dam disaster has been attributed to sub-standard construction and unusually high rainfall.