All flood-hit areas in the capital will be cleaned up within December 31 to give as a New Year present to Bangkokians, Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said on Saturday.
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All flood-hit areas in the capital will be cleaned up within December 31 to give as a New Year present to Bangkokians, Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said on Saturday.
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday that the government’s flood war room had confirmed that areas in inner Bangkok will not be flooded.
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Assoc Prof Dr Seri Suparathit of the Rangsit University Centre on Climate Change and Disaster, said on Thai PBS Fridday night that Thailand will not allow such Great Flood to happen again.
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Asst Prof Dr Sombat Yumeang of Chulalongkorn University's Centre of GIS Research for Thailand on Friday night TNN 24 flood analysis reiterated that there is no need to relocate capital.
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About 300 police were deployed on Friday to ensure the safety of workers fixing the flood barrier in Bangkok’s Sai Mai damaged on Thursday evening during a confrontation between two communities in which which six people were injured.
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Asst Prof Dr Sombat Yumeang of Chulalongkorn University's Centre of GIS Research for Thailand on Thursday night TNN 24 flood analysis sees compromise as key to bridge understanding between those living above Big Bag/sluice gates and those below.
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About 300 residents in Pathum Thani tore down a stretch of a sandbag flood barrier at the lower line of Khlong Hok Wa, causing more floodwater to surge into Bangkok's Sai Mai district, on Thursday afternoon.
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Thursday issued an announcement to declare more parts of Samae Dam sub-district of Bang Khun Thian district evacuation areas.
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Asst Prof Dr Sombat Yumeang of Chulalongkorn University's Centre of GIS Research for Thailand on Wednesday night TNN 24 flood analysis sees no need to relocate the country's capital. It is easier and cheaper to build permanent floodways.
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Asst Prof Dr Sombat Yumeang of Chulalongkorn University's director of Centre of GIS Research for Thailand on Tuesday night TNN 24 tv flood analysis sees nothing can threaten central and inner Bangkok now.
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Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra apologised on Tuesday for an error in issuing a flood evacuation alert on Monday night which turned out to be a false alarm
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The west of Bangkok might remain flooded until after the New Year, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Tuesday.
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has closed six public parks which have been inundated by the flood, Public Parks Office director Juree Chanthornsap said on Tuesday.
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Thailand's agricultural gross domestic product is expected to grow less than one per cent on the back of the country's worst flooding in half a century, Office of Agricultural Economics secretary-general Apichart Jongskul said Tuesday.
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The floodwater on Seri Thai Road inside Bang Chan industrial estate in Min Buri district has been drained out by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, reports said.
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This graphic by the Bangkok Post shows the up-to-date flood situation in Bangkok and area as of Monday evening:
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Free drinking water is being provided to people at more than 500 spots in Bangkok, Metropolitan Waterworks Authority assistant governor Vikrom Suwanchomphu said Monday.
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Local residents have ended their protest on Rama II Road after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration agreed to their demand for more pumps to drain water from the area.
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Local residents have ended their protest on Rama II Road after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration agreed to their demand for more pumps to drain water from the area.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 16.51 points, or 1.70 per cent, to stand at 987.48 points at the end of trading session on Monday morning. The trade value was 13.71 billion baht, with 1.96 billion shares traded.
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A group of Bang Khun Thian residents on Monday morning blocked Rama II Road in protest, accusing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration of inefficiency after the floodwater rose to nearly one metre deep in their communities.
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Thailand was eliminated from the Southeast Asian Games football tournament for the second time in a row on Sunday, going down to Indonesia 3-1 after being reduced to a nine-man squad in a tumultuous match
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Dr Anond Snidvongs, GIS expert working for Froc, in a daily flood analysis on NBT noted.
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Assoc Prof Dr Seri Suparathit of Rangsit University Centre on Climate Change and Disaster, again reiterated that "inner Bangkok is definitely safe".
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HONOLULU, HAWAII : US President Barack Obama hosts a summit Sunday of Asia-Pacific leaders after announcing ambitious plans for a pan-regional trade zone that have frayed relations with regional rival China. He will hold a press conference at 9:45am Monday, Thailand time.
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Sunday issued an announcement declaring three communities off Rama II road in Samae Dam sub-district of Bang Khun Thian district evacuation areas.
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The floodwater at many inundated spots in Bangkok has continued to recede gradually, reports said.
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Assoc Prof Dr Seri Suparathit of Rangsit University Centre on Climate Change and Disaster, in a daily flood report on Thai PBS noted:
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Assoc Prof Dr Seri Suparathit of Rangsit University Centre on Climate Change and Disaster, in a daily flood report on Thai PBS noted:
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A total of 494,893 people in Bangkok’s 12 districts have been affected by the floods caused by runoff from the North, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported on Saturday.
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