By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO Klatham boss/leader Thammanat Prompao is quietly looking for ways and means to regain the agriculture & cooperatives portfolio of which he used to take charge in a possible reshuffle of the Bhumjaithai-led cabinet speculated after censure debate later this month or early next. The maverick Thammanat was surreptitiously
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1.64 million SMEs at risk from floods as liquidity concerns mount
THE FLOOD crisis is not over just because floodwaters have receded as around 1.64 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face major challenges regarding capital and employment, raising the risk of liquidity crunches – or even business closures, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 2). Mr. Saengchai Teerakulvanich, chairman of the Strategy Committee of Federation
Read moreNetanyahu, Trump speeches at UN flag Israel, US as biggest threats to Travel & Tourism
TWO bellicose, bombastic speeches by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly last week have clearly flagged their countries as the biggest threats facing the beleaguered Travel & Tourism industry. The second quarter of the 21st century, which began this year, is now set to be
Read morePeople’s MP ordered to leave House chamber over Bhumjaithai MP’s scam-suspected spouse
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S MP Rangsiman Rome was today (Oct.1) literally ordered to step out of the chamber of the House of Representatives after he had accused a Bhumjaithai MP’s spouse as a suspect in a transnational scam and money-laundering network and refused to withdraw his word. The Bhumjaithai-attached Deputy House Speaker Mallika
Read moreUrgent! Heavy storm batters Bangkok – hailing in some areas
By Naewna newspaper and Thai Newsroom BANGKOK residents are urged to be careful because at 4 p.m. today (Oct. 1) heavy rain swept through several areas of Bangkok with significant amounts of hail falling, causing alarm in affected areas, Naewna newspaper said. In addition to the heavy downpour, strong winds battered certain locations with
Read moreHomeowner blasted for pointing out PM’s house did not get flooded
A CONTROVERSY arose today (Oct. 1) after a homeowner in Thana City housing estate complained that while his house got flooded Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s house in the same estate remained completely dry with a netizen later blasting him for not telling the truth Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil posted photos and a
Read moreAnutin defends self over 1,000-baht cash handout to flood victims
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Sep.30) defended himself over last night’s (Sep.29) rare event in which he literally handed out 1,000-baht cash to each of several victims of critical flooding stranded in an inundated northern area of the low-lying capital, saying he just did so at the spur of the
Read moreOutbound Phaholyothin road badly flooded while dam discharge rate cut
FLOODING woes persist in Bangkok and its vicinity with heavy rain this afternoon (Sep. 30) leading to the area around the Thai National Memorial on the outbound side of Phaholyothin road getting badly flooded with motorists advised to avoid this route, Amarin TV said. FM91 Trafficpro Facebook page issued this alert at 2.18 p.m.
Read moreBangkok and 10 provinces told to brace for increased water discharge from Chao Phraya dam
THE Royal Irrigation Department has increased Chao Phraya dam’s water discharge rate to 2,500 cubic metres per second, effective from noon today (Sep. 30) with the flow to Nakhon Sawan reaching 3,000 m3/s by Friday (Oct. 2) thus residents in low-lying areas of Bangkok and 10 provinces are urged to move their belongings to
Read moreSai Mai residents worried northern runoff will worsen their plight
WITH Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) warning that northern runoff coinciding with high tides from today to Sunday (Sep. 29-Oct. 4) could bring a new wave of floods to riverside communities outside flood embankments and low-lying areas, residents of Ua-Athon Phoem Sin flats in Sai Mai district are among those worried that additional incoming floodwaters
Read moreThai Airways cuts flights, battles baggage chaos as Bangkok floods ease
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S flag carrier Thai Airways struggled to resume regular services today (Sep. 29) following heavy rain, though the government said floodwater in the capital Bangkok was expected to recede within three days if no more rain fell. Thai Airways plans to cut about 30 flights, about 30 percent
Read moreHuge spillway project proposed to fight critical floodings in the long run
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GIGANTIC spillway is proposed built at a steep cost of up to 165 billion baht to rapidly convey excess water from dams and reservoirs in the central region of the country down to a shore of the Gulf of Thailand in sustained effort to cope with repeated, critical floodings
Read moreAnutin’s popularity plummets, Yodchanan’s rises: NIDA poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul’s popularity has considerably declined during the third quarter of this year whilst that of the Pheu Thai-attached Deputy Prime Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat has slightly increased, according to the latest NIDA poll. The opinion poll conducted on a quarterly basis by NIDA among a total of 2,500
Read moreKasikorn Research Centre sets flood-induced economic damage at 7–17 billion baht
KASIKORN Research Centre’s analysis estimates that the economic impact of floods arising from continuous rainfall from Friday to Sunday (Sep. 25-27) is approximately 7–17 billion baht while risks associated with natural disasters and extreme weather, which are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, pose a significant structural challenge to the Thai economy, Naewna newspaper said
Read moreMPs election declared not null and void by Constitutional Court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court today (Sep.28) ruled the general election for MPs held earlier this year was deemed constitutional and legitimate as opposed to being otherwise declared null and void as many people may have more or less anticipated. The Constitutional Court judges resolved to declare as constitutional and legitimate the
Read moreFloodwaters jet-skier gets suspended jail term
A YOUNG Thai man who has just returned from studying abroad and was caught jet-skiing at heavily flooded New Petchaburi road was given 15 days in jail and fined 5,000 baht with the sentence suspended for one year accompanied by a one-year probationary period, 12 hours of community service, and the confiscation of his
Read moreFlooding in New Petchaburi road-Ekamai area may persist for weeks while PM jeered at Klong Chan flats
WHILE visiting New Petchaburi road-Ekamai area last evening (Sep. 27) Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt acknowledged that it may take weeks for floodwaters in this stretch to recede while Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was jeered by an angry resident while visiting badly-inundated Klong Chan flats who asked “Why did you come here?”, Amarin TV and
Read moreCabinet declares tomorrow and day after special holidays for Bangkok, 3 provinces
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Sep. 27) that the cabinet has approved tomorrow and the day after (Sep. 28-29) as special government holidays in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan to address the flood crisis and facilitate a coordinated response across all sectors but banks and capital markets will remain open, Amarin
Read moreTour boat runs aground off Jomtien beach amid strong winds and waves
AS strong winds and waves pounded Pattaya today (Sep. 26) a tour boat ran aground off Jomtien beach with beach chair rentals suspended for safety, Naewna newspaper said. Unstable weather conditions persisting since last evening brought continuous gusts of howling winds to Jomtien beach while powerful waves crashed on the shore with this impacting
Read moreBangkok flooding ‘has stabilised’, improvement expected this evening: Chadchart
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the flooding in the capital has stabilised and is expected to improve this evening if there is no additional rainfall while ordering schools closed and work from home for civil servants on Monday, Amarin TV said late afternoon today (Sep. 26). Meanwhile Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has rescheduled his
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