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Is there too much water in the Thai dams?

By Bangkok Pundit Sat, Mar 31, 2012 9:00PM UTC View Comments

Last year, as Thailand experienced severe flooding BP blogged repeatedly about the the water level in dams – see Sirikit and Bhumibol dam posts. The relevance being as the water level in the dams increased, the authorities had to release water from the dams, but this was happening during the rainy reason when there was excess rainfall –...

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Thailand: After the floods, plans for factories in Isaan

By Siam Voices Mon, Feb 20, 2012 9:00AM UTC View Comments

By The Isaan Record When the mobile cabinet meeting rolls into Udon Thani on February 21, Withoon Kamonlnaruemet, the president of the Khon Kaen branch of the Federation of Thai Industries, is prepared to woo cabinet members with a presentation. Mr. Withoon and a committee headed by Khon Kaen Governor Sombat Triwatsuwan plan to request...

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Why hasn’t Thai govt released water from the dams?

By Bangkok Pundit Wed, Jan 25, 2012 10:00AM UTC Comments Off

The Bangkok Post on January 10: Disaster prevention and water management experts are worried that the delay in discharging water from the dams could lead to a repeat of last year’s catastrophic floods. “This is definitely a worrying sign,” National Disaster Warning Council chairman Smith Dharmasaroja told the Bangkok Post in a phone interview yesterday....

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Japan, Thailand to share flood damage costs

By AP News Thu, Jan 12, 2012 12:34PM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand and its biggest foreign investor, Japan, agreed Wednesday to jointly help businesses of both countries damaged by major flooding in the Southeast Asian nation last year. The measures include dispatching experts to damaged facilities, exempting import duties on machinery and parts, continuing to allow workers from closed Japanese-owned facilities in Thailand...

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WATCH: Fishing without a net… Fish farms and the 2011 floods

By Siam Voices Mon, Dec 19, 2011 2:40PM UTC View Comments

KHON KAEN – This year’s floods ravaged much of Thailand, leaving over 600 dead and millions displaced. In the Northeast, farmers everywhere are beginning to clean up destroyed crops and prepare for the next harvest season. But while millions of rice farmers await their flood insurance from the government, 2,200 baht per rai of rice...

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