August 13, 20241 yr The Ministry of Industry and the Department of Environment have agreed to draft a plan to assist areas recently contaminated by the illegal dumping mainly in Rayong, Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Phetchabun. meanwhile Thai authorities are urgently working to block around 100 shipping containers, allegedly filled with hazardous industrial waste from Albania, from reaching the country's ports. After The US-based Basel Action Network, which tracks toxic trade, alerted the government about the containers possibly heading toward Thailand. Authorities have resumed the search for a Korean man who vanished in the Ping River near Chiang Mai on Sunday. Police found his belongings, including muddy shoes, trousers, and a passport belonging to 44-year-old Won Chang. Witnesses reported seeing the man exit a tuk-tuk, smash his laptop, scatter money, and then swim several hundred meters before disappearing. Torrential rain caused The Pai River in Mae Hong Son to overflow in a fast flowing torrent of water that damaged homes and swept away several vehicles and forced residents to move to higher ground in the mountains. Several students became stranded unable to cross the river, Villagers and teachers managed to find food and drinking water, then braved strong currents to deliver supplies to the stranded students. Around the region China Beijing has admitted that a Chinese-owned ship damaged a critical Baltic Sea gas pipeline running between Estonia and Finland last October, but says it was an accident. Media reports that The Chinese authorities conducted an internal investigation and recently informed the European countries. Todays Weather Chiang Mai and the north: cloudy, rain thundershowers 29C degrees celsius Bangkok: partly cloudy, thundershowers 34 Pattaya: cloudy 31 Phuket and the south: Sunny partly Cloudy 32 Hia Hin: Bright, becoming cloudy this afternoon with isolated showers 32C Much the same over the weekend . AQI: green which is good Green clear, yellow moderate, Orange High, Red unhealthy. Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English, Hua Hin Today, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Wunderground.com The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Windy.com. -- SURF 102.5 FM 2024-08-13 Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe
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