51 - 60 of 212 results for "water"

  1. 51. news | 20 May 2013

    Heads of state arrive as protests kick in

    WATER SUMMIT

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » CHIANG MAI As heads of state gathered yesterday to attend a summit on water management, grassroot groups held a parallel forum to criticise the failures in water management projects by governments around the world.

  2. 52. business | 07 May 2013

    Water management project faces hurdle

    By Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Newspaper section: Business

    » The government's 350-billion-baht water management project could breach the anti-corruption law, which requires reference prices for government construction projects, a source at the Finance Ministry's Comptrolle...

  3. 53. opinion | 14 May 2013

    Jail threat stirs troubled water

    EDITORIAL

    Newspaper section: News

    » The long-awaited Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit begins today in Chiang Mai. The government and the Chiang Mai International Convention Centre will strive to welcome 1,500 foreign guests from 49 countries, and particula...

  4. 54. news | 13 May 2013

    Abundant food, plentiful water predicted

    By Online Reporters

    » Traditional soothsayers predicted good harvests, abundant food production and plentiful water at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang near the Grand Palace on Monday morning.

  5. 55. news | 09 Apr 2013

    New radioactive water leak feared at Japan's Fukushima

    By AFP

    » Another suspected leak of radioactive water was discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station on Tuesday, its operator said, the latest in a series of problems at the plant.

  6. 56. business | 09 May 2013

    Clearing the water

    By Nareerat Wiriyapong, Newspaper section: Business

    » About 80 households of the Chook Don community in Kanchanaburi's Muang district suffered from polluted water as rubbish was dumped in the nearby Mae Klong River. Situated just one kilometre from the main city, Chook ...

  7. 57. learning | 23 Jan 2012

    High dam water levels: Flood risk

    About the floods

    By Jon Fernquest

    » With rainy season arriving in May, high dam water levels could lead to flood repeat.

  8. 58. lifestyle | 23 Apr 2013

    Songkran's last splash

    Newspaper section: Life

    » The last splash of Songkran comes from a man who, with tongue firmly in cheek, imitates the way monks usually splash temple-goers with holy water. For most revellers, the wetness of Songkran was over a week ago. But the ...

  9. 59. learning | 29 Mar 2013

    Songkran: No water fights from back of trucks

    About road safety

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Water fights from the back of pickup trucks, a common sight during Songkran, are against the law starting this Songkran for road safety reasons.

  10. 60. learning | 19 Mar 2012

    The Bang Rakam model

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Their district under water for 141 days last year, Bang Rakam residents are hopeful new water management plans, known as the Bang Rakam model, will prevent a repeat this year.

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