BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday (Jan 7) urged people to turn off taps and shower less to cope with a drought afflicting northern and central Thailand.
Last week, Bangkok's water authority said the capital's tap water was becoming saline as seawater pushed up the depleted Chao Phraya river, a source of much of central Thailand's water.
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