CHIANG MAI, Jan 17 (TNA) - Theerapat Prayurasitthi, permanent secretary for Agriculture and Cooperatives, is inspecting the northern capital of Chiang Mai after two districts there are now hi

BANGKOK, January 12 (TNA) - Thailand plans to seek the green light from neighbouring countries to divert water from the Salween and the Mekong Rivers for domestic consumption to relieve drought th

CHIANG MAI, Jan 10 (TNA) - The drought situation in the northern capital of Chiang Mai has become critical now while irrigation officials have reiterated that farmers should not grow rice during t

BANGKOK, Dec 13 (TNA) Worries over drought condition which would hit parts of Thailand next year, the Industry Ministry will ask factories to be more cautious in releasing waste water.

BANGKOK, November 9 (TNA) - In response to drought, Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha has ordered all agencies concerned to plan water allocation and ecosystem conservation well.

BANGKOK, Oct 15 (TNA) -- Thai farmers are asked to refrain from planting off-season rice in 2016 because of scarcity of rainwater this year.

BANGKOK, September 17 (TNA) -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to formulate complete water management and drought-related assistance plans befo

BANGKOK, September 12 (TNA) -- Farmers are asked not to grow rice during off-season in 2016 after the state-run Royal Irrigation Department (RID) made a forecast that Thailand would face severe dro

Jakarta, July 29 (Antara) - The drought has affected 2.1 thousand hectares of rice fields in Garut District, West Java, since last month, an official stated.

Jakarta, July 29 (Antara)- The total area of rice fields affected by drought during the October 2014-July 2015 period dropped by 102 thousand hectares compared to that recorded in the same