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Local agencies to drill artesian wells for stricken farmers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/06/2020
» The government has ordered local authorities to prepare groundwater for sustained use by farmers and residents as a way to get through drought, according to Lt Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich, spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Storm warning for Andaman coast
Post Reporters, Published on 25/05/2020
» Heavy rain is forecast for most of the Andaman provinces until at least Thursday.
May, June rain to refill reservoirs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2020
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) on Monday said that it expects rain over the next two months will help to refill many of the country's nearly empty reservoirs.
Drought adding to coronavirus woes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/04/2020
» Thailand is struggling to cope with a worsening seasonal drought, which is forecast to last until July, as the country continues its fight to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
SCB warns of recession sparked by virus epidemic
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2020
» Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC) has warned Thailand is on course for a technical recession in the first half of the year as the centre cuts its 2020 GDP forecast for the country to -0.3% from the previous 1.8% due to the increasing gravity of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Poverty on the rise again as economy slows
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/03/2020
» The percentage of Thais living in poverty has fallen dramatically over the past three decades, from over 65% in 1988 to under 10% in 2018. However, that trend has reversed in recent years with stalled household incomes and consumption bringing a rise in poverty, according to a new World Bank report.
King urges help for drought victims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/03/2020
» Their Majesties the King and Queen have expressed concern over the drought that has already hit 22 provinces and is likely to last until at least May this year.
Phu Kradueng firebreaks to minimise bushfire damage
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2020
» LOEI: Authorities are building firebreaks in Phu Kradueng National Park in a bid to prevent widespread fire damage in the future, after a recent bushfire destroyed about 3,400 rai of forest in the nature reserve.
21 provinces fall victim to drought
Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2020
» Twenty-one provinces in the North, Northeast and central region have been declared drought-hit areas, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation director-general, Monton Sudprasert, said on Tuesday.
Water chiefs to wind up floods study
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2020
» The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) expects to finish its study of nine major flood-fighting plans for the lower Chao Phraya River basin this month.