Tag: Bangkok
Floods kill 373, affect 2 mil.
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – The floods have affected more than two million people and claimed more than 300 lives. According...
Passport service available during special holidays
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 – The Department of Consular Affairs is providing passport service as usual despite the government's announcement of special holidays on...
Suvarnabhumi airport to hold a press conference regarding preparations against floods
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 - Suvarnabhumi Airport is prepared to give a press conference later this afternoon concerning its preparations for the approaching flood...
Tap water unfit to drink in Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Thonburi
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 – Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has urged residents in provinces on the western side of the Chao Phraya River to...
Soldiers from all units told to operate at all flood-risk areas
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 - Soldiers from all units have been instructed to assist flood victims and operate at flood-risk areas in the country...
Mochit 2 packed with passengers leaving Bangkok
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 -Mochit Bus Terminal 2 is reportedly packed with passengers wanting to return home as Bangkok is threatened with flood. ...
Special report: How to prepare yourself before the flood
Safeguarding Bangkok from floods has been a major challenge for the government throughout the past few months. However, after several unsuccessful attempts to keep...
Traffic snarls in Pattaya, Khao Yai as people flee BKK flood
BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 – Traffic has become heavily congested in Pattaya and Khao Yai National Park as Bangkok residents are escaping the...
Airports of Thailand confident Suvarnabhumi safe from flooding
BANGKOK, Oct 26 – Thailand’s national Airports of Thailand (AoT) authority is confident that Suvarnabhumi Airport, the main airport serving the capital, will be...
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Faith and tourism collide on Pattaya hilltop as devotees flood the landmark
PATTAYA, Thailand –The viewpoint at Khao Phra Tamnak Viewpoint was packed with visitors over the Labor Day long weekend, as tourists gathered to pay...
Drowsy driving suspected in multi-vehicle crash at Sri Racha red light, two seriously injured
PATTAYA, Thailand – Two people were seriously injured in a chain-reaction crash involving three vehicles at a red-light intersection in Sri Racha district, with...
Dark skies over Pattaya as storm threat passes with only brief rain
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