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Trat islands bear cost of uncertainty
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/09/2024
» Tourism providers in Trat say political uncertainty and a stagnating economy are harming tourism in the province.
Residents of Sukhothai appeal for aid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/09/2024
» Local residents in Sukhothai are asking the government to step in to help resolve the floods in the area, which have been going on for over two months.
Flood expert remains calm amidst the storms
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/09/2024
» This year's floods will not be as catastrophic as the ones in 2011 due to smaller masses of water coming from the North and the country's readiness to deal with the disaster, water expert Chawalit Chantararat predicts.
1,000 locals protest dam proposal in Thailand's Phrae province
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2024
» Phrae: About 1,000 residents joined a protest over the ruling Pheu Thai Party's proposed revival of the controversial Kaeng Suea Ten Dam project in Song district.
Revive dam plan, says Jakawal
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/09/2024
» Jakawal Chaiwiratnukul, a Pheu Thai Party MP for Sukhothai, on Wednesday proposed reviving the plan to build the Kaeng Suea Ten Dam in Phrae, citing Sukhothai's inadequate watergates. The proposal is opposed by locals in Phrae.
49 'danger' spots named in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/09/2024
» PHUKET: Old Phuket town is among 49 places deemed vulnerable to flash floods or landslides, the Mineral Resources Department said on Tuesday as the tourist island battened down for another dose of bad weather.
Thamanat dismisses dam idea
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/09/2024
» Caretaker Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow has suggested ditching the idea of building Kaeng Suea Ten Dam, saying relevant agencies should instead develop a newThamanat: Wants new ideas approach.
Locals slam revived dam plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/09/2024
» About 150 residents from tambon Sa-Ieab in Phrae's Song district gathered on Sunday to protest against the proposed Kaeng Sue Ten dam, saying it would affect thousands of households and destroy more than 10,000 rai of prime forest.
Govt revives B200bn flood plan for northern Thailand
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/09/2024
» The government will revive a 200-billion-baht water management project to mitigate severe flooding in the Yom River basin in the North, amid calls to revisit the controversial Kaeng Sua Ten Dam plan.
PM confident there will be no repeat of 2011 floods
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 31/08/2024
» Bangkok will not be flooded because water levels in the capital and the weather are unlikely to conspire to produce conditions equal to or worse than those recorded before the 2011 disaster, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.