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Floodwall built to prevent flooded landfill leaking into Muang district of Ang Thong

 

 

Municipal officials and workers from the Muang district of Ang Thong Province are building a two-metre high wall, to prevent polluted water from a flooded landfill from flowing into the town.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275115-floodwall-built-to-prevent-flooded-landfill-leaking-into-muang-district-of-ang-thong/

 

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Irrigation road collapses sending floodwater into three districts of Ayutthaya

 

 

Residents in three districts of Ayutthaya Province, and those living along canals, were advised to move their valuables to higher ground quickly, after an irrigation road and embankment partially collapsed last night.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275116-irrigation-road-collapses-sending-floodwater-into-three-districts-of-ayutthaya/

 

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Ultra-Fine Dust Returns to Parts of Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK, Oct 18 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported the levels of fine particulate matter PM2.5 exceeded the safety standard in four areas due to cooler temperatures.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275117-ultra-fine-dust-returns-to-parts-of-bangkok/

 

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Five shooters on the loose after opening fire at Pattaya pool villa

 

 

A group of five Thai adults are being hunted by Pattaya police after they allegedly stomped into a pool villa, sprayed gunshots, and mistakenly attacked renters over a business dispute.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275118-five-shooters-on-the-loose-after-opening-fire-at-pattaya-pool-villa/

 

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Lawyer and families of Mountain B pub fire pursue lawsuit against Sattahip officials

 

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Certain Sattahip officials allegedly involved in the Mountain B pub fire that killed dozens of people are being accused of dereliction of duty by a famous Thai lawyer and the mourning families of the victims.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275119-lawyer-and-families-of-mountain-b-pub-fire-pursue-lawsuit-against-sattahip-officials/

 

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Two XBB cases found in Thailand; Covid screening at airports intensifies

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The number of hospital admissions due to Covid has been on a continual decline in Thailand, but two cases of the XBB strain have now been found. This has prompted the health ministry to elevate the disease screening intensity at airports to screen for infected persons who traveled from abroad.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275120-two-xbb-cases-found-in-thailand-covid-screening-at-airports-intensifies/

 

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40-year-old man is the latest monkeypox patient

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has reported a new case of monkeypox in a 40-year-old man who returned from overseas. Health authorities are now monitoring the symptoms of people in close contact with this patient.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275121-40-year-old-man-is-the-latest-monkeypox-patient/

 

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Melioidosis awareness campaign launched in Thailand’s Songkhla after five deaths

 

 

The health office in Thepha District of the southern province of Songkhla launched a campaign today (Tuesday) to raise awareness of the threat posed by melioidosis (Whitmore’s disease) and how to prevent infection.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275137-melioidosis-awareness-campaign-launched-in-thailand’s-songkhla-after-five-deaths/

 

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Thai Cabinet approves measures to effectively solve firearms and drug problems

 

 

National –The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday, October 18th, has approved preventive measures for firearms and drugs problems to effectively and seriously solve the social issues, government spokesperson Anucha Burachaisri revealed.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275138-thai-cabinet-approves-measures-to-effectively-solve-firearms-and-drug-problems/

 

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Thailand must increase its investment in children and ensure equal recovery after COVID-19, says UNICEF

 

 

BANGKOK, 17 October 2022 – Thailand must increase its investment in children and take further measures to tackle the high prevalence of poverty among families with children who have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, said UNICEF on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275139-thailand-must-increase-its-investment-in-children-and-ensure-equal-recovery-after-covid-19-says-unicef/

 

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Plan to resolve water pollution caused by flooded landfills and water treatment facilities

 

 

Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) has prepared manpower and equipment, including drones, to be sent to provinces in which landfills and wastewater treatment facilities are flooded, to help resolve the pollution problem after the floods recede.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275143-plan-to-resolve-water-pollution-caused-by-flooded-landfills-and-water-treatment-facilities/

 

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Thai Cabinet approves ฿6.6bn for two new bridges in the South

 

 

The Thai cabinet approved 6.6 billion baht on Tuesday for the construction of two bridges, over Songkhla Lake to link Krasae Sin district with Khao Chaison district of Phatthalung, and the other to connect Lanta and Lanta Noi islands in the Andaman Sea, in the southern province of Krabi.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275145-thai-cabinet-approves-฿66bn-for-two-new-bridges-in-the-south/

 

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Thai PM sets Nong Bua Lamphu to become “drug-free” province

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha on Tuesday, October 18th, aimed for Nong Bua Lamphu to become a “drug-free” province within 30 days.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275146-thai-pm-sets-nong-bua-lamphu-to-become-“drug-free”-province/

 

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