Thai provinces, Bangkok hit by heavy rain

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 […]

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IBM selected Chiangmai to be a Smarter City

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 […]

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Golden Triangle Expects Bumper Opium Crop in 2011

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 […]

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Warm weather expected in Thailand

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 […]

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