Irrigation unveils plan to divert runoff from Kaeng Krachan dam |
The Royal Irrigation Department has unveiled a two-pronged plan to divert runoff from the Kaeng Krachan dam into an irrigation system on both sides of the Phetchaburi river and into…
Police’s job openings for male-only officers discriminatory: NHRC |
The Royal Thai Police Office’s recent job opening for male-only inquiry officers is discriminatory and a violation against the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women…
Tourists stream into Wat Rongkhun to see Samarn’s statue |
The famous Wat Rongkhun in Chiang Rai’s Muang district now has a new attraction — the half-finished statue of Lt-Commander Samarn Kunan, former Thai Navy SEAL member who died during…
Tourists flee Indonesia’s Lombok island after quake kills 91 |
Foreign tourists wait for transportation after arriving from the nearby Gili islands at the port in Bangsal, northern Lombok island today, a day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the…
Prayut to visit Phetchaburi as Kaeng Krachan dam’s spillway spills over |
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to visit Phetchaburi on Wednesday as excess water began to overflow the spillway of Kaeng Krachan dam into the Phetchaburi river at about 10…
“Wild Boars boys have no memory of dramatic rescue” |
The rescue operation to save the 12 young footballers and their coach from the flooded Tham Luang cave network has transfixed the world. It has also been described as probably…
The 12 Wild Boars return to their class-rooms |
The 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team who grabbed world’s attention with their ordeal inside Tham Luang cave have finally returned to where they truly belong — their…
Two Kanchanaburi dams discharging more water |
Two major dams in the western province of Kanchanaburi, Vajiralongkorn Dam and Srinagarind Dam, are now discharging more water down the Mae Klong River following continuous rain influenced by a…
Don dismisses article against Thailand’s ASEAN chairmanship |
Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has denounced an Indonesian newspaper columnist’s proposal to deny Thailand the ASEAN rotating chairmanship, saying the article was senseless, according to The Nation “The author misunderstood…
At least 82 killed by 7.0 quake in Indonesia’s Lombok, Bali |
Debris is seen at a shop in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on August 6, 2018, after it was damaged in an earthquake that struck Lombok. A powerful…
Irrigation Department draws lessons from previous floods to plan this year’s dam water management |
The Royal Irrigation Department has drawn lessons learned from the floods in 2016-17 in planning the management of water in the Kaeng Krachan dam in Phetchaburi province to protect the…
Thai boys rescued from cave mark end of novice monk period – video | World news
Twelve Thai boys who were rescued last month from a flooded cave in the country took part in a prayer ceremony to mark the end of their short period as…