Tag: Bangkok
Suan Dusit Poll: Most city people confident in military
BANGKOK, 30 October 2011 – Most city people find the military more efficient than the government when it comes to assisting flood victims, according...
Leftover fresh food at Chon Buri evacuation center unattended
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 -Chon Buri Provincial Office Information Officer, Kanyarat Kiettisupa, has reported that the province’s evacuation centers at the Athlete Institute in...
5-10% flood evacuees contracted chronic diseases
BANGKOK, 30 October 2011 -The Department of Disease Control encourage flood evacuees to inform authorities in charge if they are sick as over 5-10...
Lat Phrao District Officials prepared for the worst
BANGKOK, 30 October 2011 -Lat Phrao District Director, Bopit Sangkaew, yesterday instructed the district officials to be on the lookout for the water level...
10 Flood evacuee centers in Bangkok shut down due to rising...
BANGKOK, 30 October 2011 -The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has already closed 10 flood evacuee centers which are located in 4 heavily inundated areas,...
Pattaya packed with flood evacuees
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 - Pattaya beach resort is crowded with flood-affected citizens fleeing to the East. Floods in several areas...
Bangkok governor warns residents in Taling Chan district to be prepared...
BANGKOK, Oct 30 – Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Sunday warned residents of Taling Chan district to be prepared for evacuation after the water...
Nearly 3 out of 4 Bangkokians says govt help for flood...
BANGKOK, Oct 30 – As flooding continues in the capital, a poll found that 74.9% of Bangkok residents said the operations of the government...
Govt & Navy ready for mass evacuation
BANGKOK, 30 October 2011 – The Transport Ministry and the Royal Thai Navy have prepared plans for a mass evacuation in case the flooding...
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Bangkok and provinces under thunderstorm watch despite easing monsoon
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Meteorological Department says rainfall is expected to decrease over the next 24 hours as the southwest monsoon weakens over the...
Blue skies can be deceiving in Pattaya as rain arrives without warning
PATTAYA, Thailand – One moment the sun is shining brightly over Pattaya Beach, drawing tourists to the sand, outdoor cafés, and seaside promenades. The...
Fed signals keep markets on edge as Thai baht weakens
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht is expected to trade within a range of 32.50 to 33.20 per U.S. dollar this week as investors...
Bangkok orders safety inspections after historic district awning collapse kills man
BANGKOK, Thailand – A concrete awning collapsed from a row of old commercial buildings in Bangkok’s historic district on Saturday, killing one person and...
Thailand launches high-tech crime war with AI systems and global SHIELD database
BANGKOK, Thailand – The government is intensifying its crackdown on transnational networks by integrating the SHIELD international database and artificial intelligence surveillance systems to...