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Bangkok will clean before New Year

November 19, 2011
Bangkok will clean before New Year

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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PM: Inner Bangkok now safe

November 19, 2011
PM: Inner Bangkok now safe

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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Thailand ‘cannot afford Great Flood again’

November 18, 2011
Thailand ‘cannot afford Great Flood again’

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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Samut Sakhon ‘now safe’

November 18, 2011
Samut Sakhon ‘now safe’

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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Police guard Khlong Hok Wa floodwall

November 18, 2011
Police guard Khlong Hok Wa floodwall

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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Compromise is key

November 17, 2011
Compromise is key

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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Khlong Hok Wa barrier torn down

November 17, 2011
Khlong Hok Wa barrier torn down

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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More of Samae Dam evacuation areas

November 17, 2011
More of Samae Dam evacuation areas

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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No need to relocate capital

November 16, 2011
No need to relocate capital

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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Nothing ‘can threaten Bangkok now’

November 15, 2011
Nothing ‘can threaten Bangkok now’

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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Governor ‘sorry’ for flood false alarm

November 15, 2011
Governor ‘sorry’ for flood false alarm

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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PM: West might be flooded into NY

November 15, 2011
PM: West might be flooded into NY

The west of Bangkok might remain flooded until after the New Year, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Tuesday.
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Flood closes six public parks

November 15, 2011
Flood closes six public parks

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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Flood cuts agricultural GDP

November 15, 2011
Flood cuts agricultural GDP

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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Bang Chan estate still dry

November 15, 2011
Bang Chan estate still dry

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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Bangkok situation (graphic)

November 14, 2011
Bangkok situation (graphic)

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 water at 500 spots in Bangkok

November 14, 2011
Free water at 500 spots in Bangkok

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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Residents end Rama II roadblock

November 14, 2011
Residents end Rama II roadblock

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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Residents end Rama II roadblock

November 14, 2011
Residents end Rama II roadblock

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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SET up 1.70% midday

November 14, 2011
SET up 1.70% midday

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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Locals block Rama II Road

November 14, 2011
Locals block Rama II Road

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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SEAGames footballers out again

November 13, 2011
SEAGames footballers out again

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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Bangkok ‘has passed crisis point’

November 13, 2011
Bangkok ‘has passed crisis point’

Dr Anond Snidvongs, GIS expert working for Froc, in a daily flood analysis on NBT noted.
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Big Bang removal ‘liffle effect’

November 13, 2011
Big Bang removal ‘liffle effect’

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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Obama pushes Asia trade

November 13, 2011
Obama pushes Asia trade

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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BMA orders 3 communities evacuated

November 13, 2011
BMA orders 3 communities evacuated

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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Water receding on main roads

November 13, 2011
Water receding on main roads

The floodwater at many inundated spots in Bangkok has continued to recede gradually, reports said.
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Thonburi a concern, inner Bangkok safe

November 12, 2011
Thonburi a concern, inner Bangkok safe

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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Thonburi a concern, inner Bangkok safe

November 12, 2011
Thonburi a concern, inner Bangkok safe

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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Floods hit 494,893 Bangkok residents

November 12, 2011
Floods hit 494,893 Bangkok residents

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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