Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has reported damage from heavy flooding in at least 10 provinces, including Nakhon Sawan, Sukhothai, Phetchabun, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum, after tropical storm Dianmu unleashed widespread flooding in many parts of Thailand.
Police General Atsawin Kwanmuang, Governor of Bangkok said today that a plan and preparations for flooding in Bangkok have now been finished. Waterways, reservoirs, and water level monitoring systems are ready to prevent an inundation.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has opened Vibhaphirom Park, on Vibhavadi Soi 18 in Chatuchak district, the capital’s newest public park.
Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department has announced that the Chao Phraya Dam will increase the discharge rate, to prepare for more water flowing from the North and Northeast regions as a result of a monsoon trough and the tropical depression "Dianmu".
The deep 5.7-magnitude quake struck off Batangas province on Luzon island at 1.12am (12.12am Thailand time), with residents in the nearby capital of Manila woken by their buildings shaking.
Phuket Governor Narong Woonsiew on Thursday issued an order regarding screening measures for people who wish to enter the island via sea, air, and land channels.
The webinar will be available at the Embassy’s YouTube channel through this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aBGeh0GMg
A subcommittee of Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved another 2-month extension to the Emergency Decree, which was due to expire at the end of this month, and has resolved to postpone the country’s reopening from October 1 to November 1.
The Ministry of Education will speed up giving jabs to 210,000 teachers as all secondary schools and vocational course students are expected to get fully inoculated by Nov 15.
The “M-Flow” system recognises vehicle registration plates and bills drivers at the end of the month.
The National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) confirmed the incident happened last month, and said it had not detected any attempts to sell the data on underground websites.
The reopening of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan, initially scheduled for October 1 in the second phase of opening to fully vaccinated and COVID-negative international arrivals without quarantine, is likely to be postponed to November 1, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn.
Bangkok’s schools may reopen in November, pending the speed of the vaccination rollout in schools, said Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Tuesday
A young couple were arrested at a hotel in Bang Phli district late on Monday night for streaming their sexual activities online.
Long-staying foreigners can own at most 49% of a condominium building and cannot own land in Thailand, but can rent land on a long-term basis under a special law
Philippine Airlines cancelled its Bangkok-Manila flight on September 22. It will be merged with its flight on September 29.
