Oil Fuel Fund mulls loan options
The Energy Ministry has stressed that borrowing money from banks to shore up the loss-riddled Oil Fuel Fund is a last resort, despite the fund's deficit approaching 100 billion baht.
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PM Anutin wants water retention areas around Bangkok
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning to study ways to develop water retention areas around Bangkok in order to prevent future floods.
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Bangkok faces submersion risk
Bangkok could have as much as one-third of its area permanently submerged by 2050 if the government fails to overhaul the country's water-management system and take more aggressive action on climate change, environmental and water-management experts warned at a forum.
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Disease control chief allays plague concern in Russia
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) says there is no evidence of a plague outbreak in Russia and considers the risk of transmission to Thailand to be low.
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Eastern flooding persists
Flooding in eastern Thailand entered its seventh consecutive day, with stagnant water causing foul odours in some areas.
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Tourist tax goes ahead despite floods
The government remains committed to introducing the 450-baht tourism tax in the first quarter next year despite calls from the private sector to delay the scheme due to ongoing flooding, with officials citing an online public hearing in which 80.5% supported the collection, which is expected to generate 8 billion baht annually.
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