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Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Interior M.L.Panadda Diskul on Thursday held a press conference on the 6th AMCDRR, saying that more than 2,500 delegates from 63 countries would attend the conference aimed at discussing disaster risk reduction and seeking cooperation on the matter...
The biannual symposium is a stage for 63 ministers from Asia and Pacific countries, who aim to strengthen political resolve to reduce risks from disaster as well as create societies ready to handle and recover after facing disasters at both national and regional levels, in line with international practice and the Hyogo Framework for Action...
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Preecha Rengsomboonsuk has stated that 800 more Early Warnings are to be installed in flood-prone areas...
The Thai cabinet has approved an additional fund of more than 700 million baht to expedite 3 water management projects, which are expected to keep Bangkok dry during this rainy season. Flood walls will be reinforced with concrete while more barriers made of soil will also be constructed...
Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Theera Wongsamut has indicated that the repair work on flood prevention facilities on the west side of the Chao Phraya River has been 90% completed...
Swedish investors have voiced their confidence in Thailand’s flood prevention plans after exchanging views on post-flood rehabilitation with Thai business entrepreneurs. the Swedish Ambassador to Thailand expressed his belief that the Swedish expertise and technology would help uplift the Thai disaster prevention system...
In order to prepare residents, test out functions of equipment and ensure the highest level of safety of the coastal population, the Thai government will be conducting a full scale tsunami warning and evacuation exercise in six Andaman coastal provinces...
Further to the undersea earthquake last week, off northern Sumatra island, the Phuket Disaster Prevention and Mitigation chief, San Chantawong, stressed that in the case of a Tsunami the NDWC would make announcements on every TV channel and also radios plus SMS and from the warning towers...
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