Tag: Bangkok
Hoteliers offer special packages to flood runaways
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – Hoteliers have agreed to help relieve financial worries of the flood runaways by offering them accommodation packages at a...
Suvarnabhumi airport´s flooding prevention system assured
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – Suvarnabhumi airport is confident in its flooding prevention system and has set up the team for closely monitoring the...
Gov to hire flood-affected workers at least 300 THB as a...
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – The government prepares to hire flood-affected workers at 300 THB per day to help rehabilitate industrial estates while manufacturers...
Channel to be dug across eastbound roads to hasten floodwater release
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – The Flood Relief Operations Center (FROC) and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have agreed to dig a water passage...
More than 30 cm high flood water reported on Pahonyothin Road
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – Flood water in certain sections of Phahonyothin Road is now more than 30 cm high, leaving only one traffic...
Metropolitan police launches 4 urgent measures to help flood victims in...
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – Metropolitan Police Bureau launched 4 urgent measures for helping flood victims in Bangkok area. Police major...
Electricity distribution in Bangkok´s inner city not affected by flood
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) is confident that floods will not affect electricity distribution, particulary in Bangkok's inner city...
Chon Buri has spaces for 7,000 more flood evacuees
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – Chon Buri Deputy Governor Patarathorn Tianchai said the Provincial Evacuation Center located in the Institute of Physical Education Chon...
Over 10,000 flood victims choose Chon Buri as shelter
CHON BURI, 28 October 2011 –A large number of flood victims have fled to Chon Buri where accommodations are easy to find and provincial...
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Thailand seeks Iran’s Help to rescue stranded Thai sailors as Hormuz tensions rise
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to request support for the...