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Just six months after record-setting floods wreaked havoc on crops, farmers are being told to get ready to withstand severe drought. Meteorologists predict it’s likely to be one for the decades.  The El Niño event that hit Myanmar last year – and caused conditions among the ...

Resident from Nyaung Ni village tract, who were forcefully evicted from purported military-owned land, are concerned for their safety as they have been warned not to leave the village, or they will face arrest starting 1 February. “This morning, when the children went to school, they ...

Contracts for 20 megaprojects in the Thailand Transport Ministry’s infrastructure development plan are likely to be signed before the current fiscal year ends, a senior transport official says.  Speaking after a meeting following up on the megaprojects worth a combined 1.79 trillion baht, deputy permanent secretary Peerapol ...

Thai military officers have warned farmers to stop pumping water from Klong Makham Thao, or they will have their water pumps seized. The officers, who were sent to inspect water drainage in Klong Makham Thao running through Chai Nat province, urged farmers to cooperate with authorities ...

The corruption situation in Thailand continued to improve in December last year as indicated by the semi-annual index compiled by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. The index was at 55 in December last year, the highest level in six years, compared to 49 ...

More than 200 cattle and almost 100 buffaloes died in Laos’ Huaphan province last week as a result of cold weather that hit the province last week. The cold weather also killed hundreds kilograms of tilapia fish in ponds and some poultry according to the provincial ...

Laos and its development partner the European Union have sought ways to strengthen their cooperation on the implementation of focal work to ensure more effective results from projects in Laos. Keep reading ...

As many as 6,104 doses of the five-in-one Pentaxim vaccine will be distributed in Hanoi for the second phase of the serviced vaccination programme, beginning on 4 February. Keep reading ...

Authorities urged financial support be provided to farmers affected by the last historic cold spell before 1 February’s chilly northern weather, 11 degrees Celsius in Hanoi, damaged their businesses further. A report by the Office of the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Rescue showed that recent ...

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has approved a five-year plan to promote cultivation of organic and safe vegetables. Under the programme, by 2020 organic and safe vegetable farming areas will reach more than 16,000 hectares. Production value would be more than VND800 million ...