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Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
Thailand - Don Mueang gets clearance
Flood-ravaged Don Mueang airport is due to reopen for commercial flights next Tuesday with a bit of fanfare officiated the day before by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand - Govt scrambles to tackle haze
The northern haze crisis will top the agenda when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meets environmental officials today.
Thailand - Suvarnabhumi sinks in airport ranking
The goal of making Suvarnabhumi rank among the world's best airports is fading with the airport slipping out of the top five rank in the Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2011 review.
Myanmar - Myanmar signs pact with Mon rebels
Myanmar has signed a preliminary peace agreement with separatists in southeast Mon State, official media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of deals with ethnic minority guerrillas.
Nocturnal tour of wat pho
It's not every day that you get to visit Wat Pho after dark. But tomorrow the venerable old temple best known for its huge reclining Buddha statue and its school of traditional massage, will stay open long after dusk for a special tour organised by Smile Trip.
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Daily News Thailand - Locals vent ire over discharge of dams' water
Locals vent ire over discharge of dams' water
Ayutthaya pleads not to have to bear the brunt
Published: 9/02/2012 at 12:00 AM
Angry Ayutthaya residents want the government to better regulate water releases from the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams after recent discharges triggered flash floods in riverside communities in Sena district.
The two northern dams need more room to hold fresh rainwater.
However, authorities should study what the appropriate water release rate is so that the run-off will not increase water levels in the Chao Phraya River too much, Bancha Pandi, a 42-year-old farmer, said.
"Please don't let downstream people like us bear the brunt of flooding throughout the year," Mr Bancha said, making a plea to the government.
The two dams _ the Bhumibol Dam on the Ping River and the Sirikit Dam on the Nan River _ are two major tools to control the run-off from the two rivers which flow into the Chao Phraya River.
Since the government told the dam operators to speed up water discharges to provide room for new water inflows in the wet season, water discharged from the dams caused the Noi River to overflow and flood six villages in Sena district this week.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday promised the government would look into the problem to better regulate water discharges.
She said the government needed to reduce water in the dams to prepare for rainfall, but believed villagers would not face a recurrence of severe floods because the water "is still manageable".
The latest inspection found that overflow from the Noi River caused only a 10cm flood and this encroached deep into the land only 5-10m from the banks, Ayutthaya governor Witthaya Phiewphong said.
Meanwhile, residents of the Tha Chin River Basin yesterday called on government authorities to speed the drainage of water out of farmland before the rainy season arrives.
Surat Thawatyothin, a member of Tha Chin River Basin committee, said there was still lots of water remaining from last year's floods in Sing Buri, Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri provinces. Mr Surat was speaking at a meeting of representatives from four river basin committees.
He blasted the government for failing to drain the water, which could make the flood situation worsen this year.
Meanwhile, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk, who took part in the river basin committee meeting, told river basin representatives the government would allocate a budget under the 350 billion baht water management scheme for projects proposed by the committees. The list of the projects should be submitted to the government by next July, he said.
Regarding large-scale dam projects, Mr Preecha said the premier had instructed the ministry to speed up the environmental impact assessment study process for each project because the EIA is considered "an obstacle to project development".
Credit: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/278915/locals-vent-ire-over-discharge-of-dams-water