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  • Thailand Weather UpdatesMonsoon rains and storm Podul: 16 deaths and over 100,000 homes affected so far
    Maya TaylorThursday, September 5, 2019
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    Monsoon rains and storm Podul: 16 deaths and over 100,000 homes affected so far

    PHOTO: Floodlist.com The head of Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DPMD) says that a combination of monsoon weather in the south of the country, and tropical storm Podul in upper provinces, has so far caused 16 deaths and left over 102,000 households affected. Chayaphol Thitisak adds that 10 provinces are still flooded, with nearly 1,500 residents evacuated from 15…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesMae Sa and Tad Mork waterfalls in Chiang Mai closed
    Tanutam ThawanSunday, August 18, 2019
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    Mae Sa and Tad Mork waterfalls in Chiang Mai closed

    PHOTO: Mae Sa waterfall Doi Suthep-Pui National Park officials in the north of Thailand have closed the Mae Sa and Tad Mork waterfalls after heavy rainfall have caused high water flows and slippery paths “that may endanger tourists”. Mae Sa waterfall is approximately 30 minutes drive north-west from Chiang Mai and Tad Mork waterfall about an hour drive north-west of…

  • World NewsMyanmar flood toll reaches 51 – 4,000 houses submerged
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    Myanmar flood toll reaches 51 – 4,000 houses submerged

    PHOTOS: Myanmar Times Burmese troops have been deployed to flood-hit parts of Myanmar to help with relief efforts after rising flood waters have left thousands stranded, mostly in the southern parts of the country. The death toll from the landslide has jumped to 51. This year’s monsoonal floods have tested the government’s ability to respond after a the fatal landslides…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMore rain on the way for the north and north-east
    ThaigerThursday, July 25, 2019
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    More rain on the way for the north and north-east

    The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning that on July 29 and 30 a monsoonal trough will lie across Myanmar, Laos and upper Vietnam, while the moderate southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf. In other words, more rain on the way. They forecast that this will lead to more rain in the North and…

  • Krabi NewsRed swimming flags out at Koh Hong in Krabi
    Kritsada MueanhawongThursday, June 13, 2019
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    Red swimming flags out at Koh Hong in Krabi

    Red flags have been dusted off and set up along the beach at Koh Hong in Ao Luek, Krabi today. In an unrelated story, dead fish have also been found along a beach in Ao Nang, Krabi. National park officers at Mu Koh Hong in Krabi have planted the red flags along the beach to warn swimmers not to go…

  • Hot News2019 Dengue cases soar as Thailand enters monsoon season
    ThaigerMonday, June 3, 2019
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    2019 Dengue cases soar as Thailand enters monsoon season

    Dengue fever cases have doubled in Thailand compared to the same time last year. 20,000 cases have been reported since January 25 this year. And health officials are wary as Thailand heads into the annual monsoon, the traditional peak period for dengue cases. The Chief of the Disease Control Department says the number of infections has doubled since figures for…

  • Northern Thailand NewsWeather warnings issued for Thailand’s north, central, east and upper south
    ThaigerThursday, May 30, 2019
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    Weather warnings issued for Thailand’s north, central, east and upper south

    Residents from the upper south to the north of the country are being warned to brace themselves for heavy monsoonal rains over the next couple of days. The Thai Meteorological Department announced in an alert this morning that there is a monsoon trough across the North and the upper Northeast for Thursday and Friday. “The confluence of the southeasterly wind…

  • Environment NewsThousands of young coral being moved to deeper water at Maya Bay
    ThaigerTuesday, May 21, 2019
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    Thousands of young coral being moved to deeper water at Maya Bay

    PHOTO: Thai PBS Coral bleaching and the annual monsoon are the only threat to the ongoing recuperation of Maya Bay, now that tourists have been away for a year, and probably another two years as well. Maya Bay, on Koh Phi Phi Ley in Krabi province, has been closed since June 1 last year after the environmental destruction of the…

  • Tourism NewsFour southern islands to be closed to tourists during monsoon
    ThaigerSaturday, May 18, 2019
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    Four southern islands to be closed to tourists during monsoon

    PHOTO: Koh Kradan Four islands in the Haad Chao Mai National Park in Trang, southern Thailand, will be closed to tourists for four months starting June 1. The chief of the Haad Chao Mai national park, Narong Kong-iad, says that access to the park will be denied to tourist from June 1 to September 30 for “the nature to rehabilitate…

  • Chiang Mai NewsNorthern temperatures to drop 3-5 degrees Celsius
    ThaigerMonday, October 29, 2018
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    Northern temperatures to drop 3-5 degrees Celsius

    OK, so we’ve exaggerated a bit. Mercury in Thailand’s north is set to drop another 3-5 degrees from tomorrow until Friday. Meanwhile southern regions are facing forecast rains and isolated heavy rain in some areas. The Thai Meteorological Department says another strong cold front out of China is looming south to cover the upper regions of Thailand from October 30-November…