Water resources
Water policy and administration
Anti-flooding plans agreed
A government committee on Thursday approved four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and a water supply project in Pattani.The projects were approved at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, said Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) secretary-general Somkiat Prajamwong.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Mekong river groups urge China to show transparency after dam report
Groups working to protect the Mekong River have called for greater transparency and cooperation from China after a report that Chinese dams held back water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year.China has disputed the findings of the US government-funded study and said ...
MRC ministerial council approves a drought management strategy, other policies, boosting Mekong countries’ ability to prepare for future disaster
Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council today at their annual gathering in Phnom Penh approved a drought management strategy for 2020-2025, allowing Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam to prepare for and manage drought collectively. The approved strategy came as the region ...
Agriculture Ministry takes measures to tackle drought threat
The new leadership at the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry plans a series of measures to deal with the imminent drought situation.Chief among them is a reduction in the release volume of water from two key dams in the North, expected to save 10 million rai ...
The Nation Reporter
People’s network takes on China over Mekong
Local residents and environmentalists spent the weekend having a hot debate with the Chinese Embassy about Beijing’s utilisation and management of the Mekong River. While the embassy accused Thai media of spreading false information on China’s development projects in Southeast Asia’s longest rivers, the Thai Mekong ...
The Nation Reporter
Water management technology in Thailand, the smart way
Thailand has consistently transformed its food industry over the past 60 years. Through the transfer of technology, perseverance and government support – from improving credit access for farmers to implementing international standards in production and packaging to ensure the highest level of safety and quality ...
Michell Christopher
PM presides at meeting on water resources management at Govt House
The Prime Minister is today (June 4) presiding over a meeting on water resources management at Government House from 9.00 am to 10.15 am. The meeting will go over the government’s achievements in water management, which include related plans in the national strategy, the establishment of ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
Avoiding a South China Sea trap on mainland South-east Asia
A month ago, the Third Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit was held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with the Lao, Thai and Vietnamese premiers joining host Prime Minister Hun Sen. As in the previous meetings, China, the upstream nation, was present, but only as a dialogue ...
Ravi Velloor
ONWR seeks 150 billion baht fund for water projects
The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) is seeking a 150-billion-baht fund for 13 major water management projects. Speaking after a meeting of the government’s sub-committee on water resource management strategies chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya, ONWR Secretary General Somkiat Prajamwong said the ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Water management plan adjusted to align with national strategies
The first meeting of the sub-committee on the strategic management of water resources has aligned the country’s water management plan with the 20-year national strategy outlined by the current administration. Keep reading ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom