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Govt rolling out anti-drought operations [Video]
Water is to be distributed to drought-hit areas as a short-term measure while more reservoirs are being constructed as part of the government’s long-term measures against water scarcity.Keep watching ...
Rural students to get digital boost with “e-School”
College students in rural areas of Thailand will soon get a boost in the quality of their education: Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) in Chiang Rai has developed an e-School system for the administration of education in rural areas with a 7 million baht grant ...
Greeley Pulitzer
Drought cuts Thai sugar output to 9-year low
Sugar production in Thailand is expected to fall 28% to a nine-year low of 10.5 million tonnes in the current crop season as drought curtails cane supplies, according to Rangsit Hiangrat, director-general of Thai Sugar Millers Corp.The reduced production for 2019-20 will limit shipments from ...
Thai doctors say two drug groups effective on patient
Thai doctors have declared the use of anti-flu and AIDS drugs a success in reducing symptoms of coronavirus patients after using them on a Chinese woman.Two doctors from Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok — Dr Kriangsak Atipornwanich, an expert physician, and Assoc Prof Dr Subsai Kongsangdao, ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Mekong action results in huge haul of drugs
More than 32 million methamphetamine pills have been seized thanks to a two-month-long coordinated anti-drug campaign by countries in the Mekong Delta, says the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).The joint campaign was implemented in Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia since December, and ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Department of Highways at the forefront of battle against drought
The Department of Highways (DOH) and its subsidiary agencies are playing an active role in relieving the problem of water shortage in local communities and government organisations nationwide, as Thailand copes with one of the worst droughts in years.The department was enjoined by Transport Minister ...
The Nation Reporter
Virus side-effects on tourism
Fewer tourists were seen on Saturday (February 1) at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram and the adjacent Grand Palace in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok.One of the most popular tourist attractions in Bangkok has been visited only by ...
The Nation Reporter
Universities will help govt take tech to farms
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has signed agreements with 14 universities to collaborate in establishing an agritech and innovation centre.Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said this week the goal was to set up 77 centres this year, one in every province.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Human transmission of coronavirus confirmed in Thailand
Thailand has seen its first case of human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus inside the country, a senior Public Health official said on Friday.The patient is a Thai taxi driver, Tanarak Pipat, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said on Friday. “The Thai ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Agriculture Ministry to distribute 1 million seedlings to fight air pollution
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is launching a campaign to tackle the air pollution problem and high levels of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter.The campaign is in cooperation with the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and ...
The Nation Reporter