Tak, Thailand News

Police in Tak's Mae Sot district will enforce an 8pm curfew on teens under 18 on Valentine's Day on Tuesday to keep them out of trouble, Mae Sot police chief Dejchart Wattanapanom said on Monday.

The conflicting statements from the various agencies about the current, unseasonal flooding in Sena district of Ayutthaya are as confusing as they are worrisome.

When migrant workers come here, they usually want to bring back the best thing from Thailand for family and friends at home.

Suthep Noipairoj yesterday said under the original plan, the water storage level in the Bhumibol dam was supposed to have stood at 55% on May 1, and for the Sirikit dam, 61%. However, the committee, comprising again, depending on weather conditions," he said yesterday.

"There's a time for war, and a time for peace. Sixty-three years is long enough for killing," he told them.

Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit yesterday threatened to remove Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra if he fails to cooperate with the government in dealing with the potential flood threat this year.

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.

Water should be released from major dams in the North to prepare for new inflows, a Chulalongkorn University's expert said.