BANGKOK, Nov 17 -- The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) in October fell to 89.0 from 90.7 in September, hitting a 26-month low, due to the country’s flood crisis, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

BANGKOK, Nov 17 - Thailand's auto production in October 2011 hit a record low of 49,439 units for the past 112 months as a result of continuing mega floods, according to Surapong Paisitpatnapong, spokesman of the Automotive Industry Club of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

BANGKOK, Nov 17 - The Airports of Thailand (AoT) on Thursday said an estimated Bt1 billion is needed for the restoration of submerged Don Mueang Airport.

BANGKOK, Nov 18 – Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand to buy one million tonnes of Thai rice annually, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said after her bilateral talks with the Indonesian president on the sidelines of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Bali.

BANGKOK, Nov 18 -- Khlong San Saeb is rising higher after the Phraya Suren sluice gate was opened by one metre as demanded by Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district residents.

BALI, Nov 18 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will clarify her government’s post-flood rehabilitation plans in bilateral meetings with Japanese and US leaders on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s Bali summit in order to build the confidence of their governments and investors.

BALI, Nov 17 – Leaders of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday issued a joint statement at the initiative of Thailand on cooperation in flood prevention, mitigation, relief, recovery and rehabilitation in response to natural disaster in the region.

AYUTTHAYA, Nov 16 - The flooded Hi-Tech Industrial Estate here is expected to resume operations following natural drainage and pumping by Nov 25.

BANGKOK, Nov 16 – Twenty Pheu Thai MPs signed their names to an urgent motion to ask Parliament to set up an extraordinary committee to conduct a feasibility study on relocation of Thailand’s capital, said Sathaporn Maneerat, ruling Pheu Thai party MP for Lamphun.

BANGKOK, Nov 16 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday advised Thailand to learn from the current flood crisis and transform the lessons into measures for future prevention.