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A total of 132 kilogrammes of solid waste was collected from the Chao Phraya River after just one hour of cleaning in an effort initiated by private and government organisations on Saturday.The clean-up, normally conducted annually, was held on Friday and Saturday as part of an initiative to find strategies
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City Hall will complete its demolition work of the Chao Phraya riverside communities by the end of this month as scheduled, to pave way for the controversial riverside promenade.Deputy Bangkok governor Chakkaphan Phewngam on Monday led an inspection before the demolition of the last 11 of 20 houses in the
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SAMUT PRAKAN -- A young Philippine man was believed to have drowned after he jumped overboard from a boat into the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng district late on Saturday night, police said.Samrong Tai police in Phra Pradaeng district were informed of the incident shortly after midnight. A rescue
Read More BANGKOK, 11th June 2017 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is removing unwanted plants from the Chao Phraya River.Deputy Governor of Bangkok, Pattarut Tantaranon led authorities and representatives of several agencies in a water hyacinth removal operation, stretching 5 kilometers along the Chao Phraya River.Reporter: Thammarat Thadaphrom, Rewriter: Rodney McNeil National
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Two men were pulled from Chao Praya River after their small tugboat capsized in front of Wat Rakang Kositaram in Bangkok’s Rattanakosin area on Friday.The boat was towing sand barges, travelling north from Phra Padang in Samut Prakan to Ayutthaya’s Nakhon Luang district.Full story: Bangkok PostBANGKOK POST ONLINE REPORTERS
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BANGKOK, 11 October 2016 (NNT) - The Department of Harbors has instructed the operators of large-sized ferry boats across Chao Phraya River in Uthai Thani and Chainat provinces to temporarily stop their services in the face of the fast-flowing water.The water in the river has risen fast and ferry boats
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People who are living along the Chao Phraya river in seven central provinces have been warned to brace for possible flooding as water level in the river is steadily rising due to runoffs from the northern region.They were also told to move their valuable belongings to higher ground and to
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BANGKOK, 14 March 2016, (NNT) - According to the Marine Department, Chao Phraya Express Boat Co., Ltd. has raised all of its boat fares by one baht, citing the fact that the price of diesel fuel is now higher than 21 baht per liter.The change takes effect today.Read more: NNT
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