The rainy season will officially start on Monday with less rain forecast this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Meteorological Department announced on Friday.
BANGKOK: The worst might not be over for residents of rain-soaked Bangkok and vicinity. As motorists got stuck on roads in Greater Bangkok, some for hours, on Thursday night (Sept 8), Bangkok Deputy G
Opponents of the bill on the operations of non-profit organisations said on Monday they will step up their protest, saying the NPO bill was designed to keep the activities of non-government organisations (NGOs) in check.
Activist Srisuwan Janya has filed lawsuits against eight public officials over their roles in the recently completed Ban Mankong housing project after it was found to have encroached onto a public canal.
BMAâs solution on flood problem in Bangkok
published : 27 Apr 2021 at 17:44
Flood problem in Bangkok can be occurred in many areas owing to:
• The increasing number of large buildings that discharged a large volume of wastewater;
• The increase of the size of drain pipe or additional network of drain pipes which is uneasy to make it compatible with the draining of water;
• The surfaces that are mostly changed from soil to concrete;
• Physical characteristics of Bangkok which is a low-lying terrain similar to a basin; and
• The ongoing sinking or land subsidence, year by year, that is threatening the city.