151 - 160 of 216 results for "K Water"

  1. 151. learning | 12 Mar 2013

    High-speed railways coming soon, Govt says

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » If all goes according to plan, land and water travel should be considerably quicker throughout much of the country by the year 2020, with the first Bangkok-Pattaya high-speed rail line completed by 2018.

  2. 152. news | 19 May 2013

    Floods need bold action, big money

    By AFP

    » CHIANG MAI : Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supplies for their booming populations, experts said Sunday.

  3. 153. news | 24 May 2013

    Flood plan risks schedule miss

    By Post Reporters, Newspaper section: News

    » Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has admitted there is a chance that not a single project from the 350-billion-baht water management and flood prevention scheme will be ready for the coming rainy season.

  4. 154. news | 21 May 2013

    9 leaders sign Chiang Mai pact

    WATER SUMMIT

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » CHIANG MAI : Heads of state attending the second Asia-Pacific Water Summit yesterday jointly pledged to prevent their economies and societies from flood and drought disasters.

  5. 155. learning | 13 Sep 2012

    PM makes no flood promises

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » With Sukhothai municipality still under water and seasonal flooding reaching as far as some districts of Ayutthaya, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is making no promises of a flood-free Bangkok area this year.

  6. 156. news | 23 May 2013

    Houses built just to get compensation

    » CHAIYAPHUM - Hundreds of houses have been built in areas that will be under the water when two new dams are constructed, in the expectation the owners will be eligible for profitable compensation.

  7. 157. learning | 01 Mar 2012

    Hard lessons learned in Bang Bua Thong

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Flood levels were over the heads of the residents in this part of Bang Bua Thong, forcing everyone to take the power of water seriously.

  8. 158. opinion | 31 Mar 2013

    Agrochemical overuse needs quick action

    EDITORIAL

    Newspaper section: News

    » A survey conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that the water quality of rivers, streams and lakes in the United States is rapidly deteriorating. It laid most of the blame for this situa...

  9. 159. learning | 12 Sep 2012

    Plan B for flooded Sukhothai

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Large sandbags haven't worked so Sukhothai officials are bringing in up to 2,000 gabions – rectangular wire mesh baskets filled with rock – to try to close the hole in the flood barriers that is letting in torrents o...

  10. 160. learning | 11 Nov 2011

    Pak Kret stays dry

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » While the rest of Nonthaburi province has been inundated under as much as two metres of water, Pak Kret has remained largely dry. Why?

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