El Niño has arrived and is expected to last 3-5 years
THAI RESEARCHERS and water management agencies said today (June 15) that a moderate strength El Niño, which is a natural climate phenomenon, has arrived and is expected to last three to five years with a possible prolonged drought leading to water scarcity, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mrs. Pattamawadi Phochanukul, director of Thailand Science Research […]
Read MorePattaya, navy helping Koh Larn cope with water shortage
WITH KOH Larn off Pattaya too being among the islands facing water shortage, this seaside city’s authorities together with the navy are now helping to partly alleviate the crisis by transporting badly-needed fresh water, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 6). Pattaya City Deputy Mayor Mr. Manoch Nongyai said this popular tourist destination has two […]
Read MoreKoh Samui residents hit by water shortage for months
RESIDENTS of Koh Samui’s Bophut subdistrict turned to the media for help after suffering water shortage for four months now with tap water either not flowing at all or flowing weakly and it is also salty, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 5). They added that they had complained to the Provincial Waterworks Authority […]
Read MoreRural doctors: Big shortage of Covid drugs
MEMBERS of the Rural Doctor Society revealed in the group’s Facebook page chat today (July 18) that there is now a big shortage of two key Covid medicines, Favipiravir and Molnupiravir, despite the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) saying there is no scarcity, Sanook.com said. The rural doctors said supply is so limited that one […]
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