Tag: drill

Chiang Mai Prepares for Floods with Elephant-Assisted Animal Evacuation Drill

16 June 2025 13:42

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CHIANG MAI, June 12 (TNA) – Over 30 rescuers and four trained elephants conducted a large-scale drill in Mae Taeng District to prepare for flash floods and evacuate animals. The exercise followed a 2024 flash flood in the Mae Taeng River that killed numerous livestock and elephants. The drill simulated severe flooding, with rescuers and […]

Marine Dept, Bangchak Jointly Hold Oil Spill Response Exercise

16 November 2019 13:51

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The Marine Department and Bangchak Corporation on Tuesday jointly conducted an oil-spill drill on the Chao Phraya River, simulating an emergency response by deploying a skimming vessel built by a Thai oil company.

Drilling Platforms Evacuated due to Incoming Tropical Storm

16 January 2019 08:33

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BANGKOK, Jan 2 (TNA) – Drilling platforms in the Gulf of Thailand were evacuated due to incoming tropical storm Pabuk while energy security remained intact. Premruthai Winaipaet, director-general of the Department of Mineral Fuels, said PTT Exploration and Production PCL and Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production Co were evacuating their drilling platforms as the Meteorological […]

‘Cobra Gold 2015’ joint military exercise ends

16 February 2015 08:57

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LOP BURI, Feb 20 — Thai Defence Forces Chief Gen Worapong Sanganetra today said he was satisfied

Joint military exercise ‘Cobra Gold 2015’ kicks off in Thailand

16 February 2015 09:27

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NAKHON NAYOK, Feb 9 — Gen Wuttinun Leelayudth, deputy chief of Thailand’s defense forces,