Nation Thailand
PM Anutin orders rapid Nan flood relief and early downstream warnings
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul chaired a meeting to review flooding in northern and northeastern Thailand at 11am on August 23.
Key facts
- The meeting was held in the Phrachao Suriyaphong Pharitdet Meeting Room on the third floor of Nan Provincial Hall in Mueang Nan district, Nan province.
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Summary
The meeting was held in the Phrachao Suriyaphong Pharitdet Meeting Room on the third floor of Nan Provincial Hall in Mueang Nan district, Nan province.
Those attending included Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Yodchanan Wongsawat ; Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit ; Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul Boonthamcharoen ; Nan Governor Chainarong Wongyai ; administrators; civil servants; and other relevant officials.