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Disaster Department assures enough water for drought season

BANGKOK, 7 May 2012 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has confirmed that the water supply for use in drought stricken zones will be sufficient.

According to the DDPM, it has prepared over 39,000 cubic meters of water for locals in the drought zones. 51 provinces across the nation, with the Kalasin, Leoi, and Mukdahan being the most affected ones, have currently been declared drought disaster zones. Over 900,000 rai of farmland have been affected.

The department has been distributing water for consumption and farming to the affected residents. It insists that more water has been prepared and the supply will be sufficient.

It added that the department has contacted the royal rainmaking office to be ready to make artificial rain, if needed. The DDPM said more natural rain is expected this week in the upper northern and lower central regions. People have been advised to brace for for possible heavy rain and flashfloods.

For those seeking information concerning drought assistance, please contact 1784.

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ACCIDENT

Rayong chemical plant closed following chlorine leak

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BANGKOK: -- The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) on Monday ordered the suspension of operations of a chemical plant in the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate following an emergency shutdown that caused a chemical leak and led to 42 people experiencing dizziness.

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CHIANG MAI

Pheu Thai's Kasem Nimmonrat gets No 1 in by-election

The Nation

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CHIANG MAI: -- A Pheu Thai candidate on Monday obtained No 1 for his by-election campaign in Chiang Mai's Constituency 3 after Pheu Thai MP Chinnicha Wongsawat was disqualified for a false declaration of her assets.

Kasem Nimmonrat was given the number as he was the only one to apply to run in the election on the first day of application period, which ends this Friday. About 300 of Kasem's showed up at the venue.

The by-election is required following the disqualification of Chinnicha, the daughter of former Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, was by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions for a false declaration of her assets. She was also banned from politics for five years.

Chiang Mai's election commission chairman Boonrat Wongyai said the application period on the first day was quiet possibly because of the rain.

Candidates from other parties have time until Friday to submit their applications. The chairman was confident that the campaign and the election set for June 2 in Chiang Mai would be peaceful, as in the past.

In the previous election, voters' turnout in the province was 86 per cent so he expects the turnout to be not less than 70 per cent.

He also warned voters that the June 2 election falls on Saturday and not Sunday as is usually the case.

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-- The Nation 2012-05-07

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Switzerland appoints Honorary Consul for Phuket

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Swiss Honorary Consul for Phuket Andrea Kotas Tammathin (left) wais Phuket Vice Governor Sommai Prijasilpa during a gift exchange at their introduction on Friday afternoon at Phuket Provincial Hall as Swiss Ambassador Christine Schraner Burgener looks on. Photo: Chutharat Plerin

PHUKET: -- The Swiss Embassy in Bangkok has appointed long-time Swiss resident Andrea Kotas Tammathin as its first honorary consul for Phuket.

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Expert in earthquake-proof building design helps ease Phuket fears

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Earthquake-proof building design expert Assoc Prof Dr Paiboon Panyakapo (right) offered to conduct tests on major Phuket buildings to determine how well they would stand up to another earthquake. Photo: Orawin Narabal

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Most of the houses in Srisoonthorn damaged by the April 16 Phuket earthquake suffered cracked walls and beams, Dr Paiboon said. Photo: Orawin Narabal

PHUKET: -- One of Thailand’s leading experts in earthquake-proof building design has offered to conduct computer simulation tests to ensure that major buildings in Phuket do not succumb to the recurring tremors the island has been experiencing since April 16.

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PM orders assessment of all factories every 3 months

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NONTHABURI, May 7 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Monday she has instructed the industry ministry to step up safety measures by inspecting all factories every three months in the aftermath of serious accidents in two plants in industrial estates in the eastern province of Rayong over the weekend.

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