Many areas in Thailand, including Bangkok, will remain under the threat of rainstorms for the next couple of days, the Meteorological Department warned yesterday. In its warning on summer storms issued yesterday, the agency said that many parts of Thailand, particularly the upper parts, were still covered with high-pressure ridges from China. This condition could […]
BANGKOK, 20 April 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for thunderstorms expected to strike 48 provinces across Thailand from 19 to 20 April 2011. According to the DDPM, 48 provinces in the northern, northeastern, central and eastern region have been declared risky to powerful thunderstorms. Residents […]
CHIANGMAI, 18 April 2011 (NNT)-IBM has chosen Chiangmai province among 22 other cities around the world to become “Smarter City” with the information technology system to promote agriculture, industries and public health. Chiangmai Governor Momluang Panadda Dissakul said after meeting with U.S. Consul General in Chiang Mai Susan Stevenson and IBM representatives that the province […]
The year 2011 is expected to bring about an influx of opium from the Golden Triangle into Thailand. Most is expected to come from Myanmar. The Golden Triangle is the second largest illicit opium producing area in the world following Afghanistan. Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand make up the triangle with the border between Myanmar […]
More than a million people living on the slopes of hills nationwide are at great risk of landslides due to massive deforestation and torrential rains, the Mineral Resources Department warned yesterday. The Northern region is the highestrisk area with more than 3,965 villages located near slopes of hills, followed by the South with 1,628 villages, […]
BANGKOK, 3 April 2011 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department states that rain will disperse over several areas of southern provinces. Other regions will experience higher temperatures and hazy skies. Meteorological Department has reported that air pressure in upper atmosphere of Thailand has sparsely dispersed causing Northern , North-Eastern, Eastern, and Central Provinces to become warmer […]
Unseasonal cold weather in the North has killed more than 2,000 heads of cattle in Chiang Mai’s Om Koi district, with a sharp temperature drop to 7 Celcius degrees in affected areas in the past few days. Livestocks officials are paying inspection visits to farmland and cattle farms to advise handlers to prepare the animals […]
The grass minimum temperature on top of the Doi Inthanon Mount fell to 5 Celsius degree Tuesday morning, the Doi Inthanon National Park chief said. Kriengsak said the temperature during the day rose to 13 degree. He said there were a lot of clouds over the mountain but there were no rainfalls. Read more: The […]
