Rice fields in the Chao Phraya River basin, on Thailand’s central plains, will be turned into temporary water retention areas after farmers have completed their harvest at the end of this month, said Surasee Kittimonthon, secretary-general of the Office of

Thai customs officials have seized more than 43 tonnes of smuggled pork, worth about 8.9 million baht, during the past three months, including about 35 tonnes in September alone, according to Patchara Anuntasilpa, director-general of the Customs Department. He said today

Rayong Province, on 11-15 September 65, heavy rain caused flooding in the area of Krasae Bon Subdistrict, Tang Kwian Subdistrict, Wang Wa Subdistrict, Ban Na Subdistrict , Klaeng District, Thap Ma Subdistrict , Mueang District Ban Chang Subdistrict, Ban Chang

Bangkok, on 11-15 Sept. 65, heavy rain caused flooding in the areas of Phasi Charoen, Bang Khae, Nong Khaem, Thung Khru Thon Buri Taling Chan, Yan Nawa Watthana, Suan Luang, Bang Na, Saphan Sung, Lat Krabang, Prawet, Lak Si, Bang

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will propose, to National Water Command Centre at its meeting tomorrow (Monday), a project to build a 19km tunnel to drain water from the eastern part of Bangkok into the sea via Samut Prakan. Bangkok Governor

Most of the disaster displacement recorded globally has taken place in the Asia and Pacific region. An estimated 225.3 million internal displacements—or forced movements—were recorded during 2010−2021. Large-scale storms and floods, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions keep displacing millions

Officials of the Thai, Lao PDR and Chinese governments are considering the building of new railway bridge, running parallel to an existing one, which will carry two different rail gauges, one metre and 1.435 metres, to facilitate the cross-border transport

Thailand’s Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation will cooperate with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in assessing damage to households caused by flooding in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district, so that they can be provided with financial assistance. Lat Krabang district

An official from Myanmar’s deposed National League for Democracy (NLD) and one of the party’s supporters have died in two separate incidents in recent weeks while in the custody of junta authorities, friends and family members told RFA Burmese on