Hang Dong district in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province floods again
Chiang Mai governor Nirat Pongsitthaworn has ordered district offices across the province to monitor the situation closely and undergo prevention measures, such as boosting…
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Urgent meeting called ahead of Thailand’s $300 handouts
Local Administration Department seeks to ensure provincial officials understand how to get payouts to the disabled.
Thai PM asks commerce minister to control prices in flooded provinces
Some shops selling construction materials or household equipment in flooded provinces have raised prices.
Thailand’s Phayao province inundated as heavy rains cause flash floods
University students abandon dorms and move belongings to higher floors.
Thai Navy rescues stranded tourists in Phuket in time for their flight
The travellers, who had checked into resorts on the island, were scheduled to head to Phuket to catch their flights, but no speed boats were available. The Meteorological…
Tropical storm Soulik to hit Thailand with heavy rain for five days
The storm is moving west at 30km/hr and will make landfall over central Vietnam later. Its influence will cause isolated downpours in Thailand’s North, Northeast, East, South,…
ASEAN, Mekong nations collaborate on water security at Vientiane dialogue
Key discussions centred around pressing issues such as climate change, natural disasters like floods and droughts and human-driven environmental changes.
Six million children in Southeast Asia affected by typhoon Yagi disaster: UNICEF
Overlapping climate and humanitarian hazards disproportionately affect children in East Asia and the Pacific, where they are six times more likely than their grandparents to be…
No weddings, commercial photoshoots allowed in Bangkok’s Wat Rajabopit
The new rule addresses recent issues with influencers using the Royal temple as a backdrop for content creation and commercial activities.
Statue moved to museum after residents blame it for floods in Thailand’s Mae Sai
The “Angel of Maesai” sculpted by Thai artist Kraiwut Donjuk, previously stood in front of the Thailand-Myanmar border checkpoint in Mae Sai. However, several netizens with…