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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...
State railways evacuate flood victims to nearby provinces
BANGKOK, Oct 26 – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is ready to evacuate about 1,600 flood victims currently sheltering in Bangkok to new...
Bangkok Governor: All 50 districts must brace for flood
BANGKOK, Oct 26 - Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Wednesday warned city dwellers in all 50 districts to brace for flooding as a significant...
FROC warns people in nine districts of Bangkok to prepare for...
BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 -The Flood Relief Operations Center (FROC) released its 9th statement last night alerting residents in nine districts of Bangkok to...
PM: No need to use Vibhavadi Rangsit Road as passageway for...
BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 - Yesterday, the Prime Minister, together with the Bangkok Governor and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, went to...
People on riverside should evacuate: Bangkok governor
BANGKOK, Oct 25 - Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Tuesday reiterated that the flooding situation in the Thai capital is now critical as the...
Flood creeps slowly into capital; Cabinet approves five-day holiday in 21...
BANGKOK, Oct 25 -The Cabinet today declared Thursday through Monday Oct 27-31 as extra holidays in 21 provinces including Bangkok to allow residents in...
PM: No information concealment on flood situation
BANGKOK, Oct 24 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday dismissed allegations that her government has tried to conceal information on the country's...
Six Bangkok districts at risk of flooding: Governor Sukhumbhand
The governor made an urgent announcement just before midnight Sunday, advising residents of Don Mueang, Laksi, Bang Khen, Chatujak, Bang Sue and Sai Mai...
Science and Technology Minister proposes CCTVs as water situation inspecting tools...
BANGKOK, 23 October 2011 – Minister of Science and Technology proposed the plan to use closed circuit televisions (CCTVs) set up around Bangkok as...
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In response to the increasing air pollution in the northern and northeastern provinces, the government has declared that stricter measures may be necessary to...
Blacktip reef sharks return to Maya Bay in Andaman Sea off Thailand’s west coast
On any given day in Thailand's Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef sharks cruise in the shallows while about 4,000 tourists visit its...
Bangkok introduces monthly pass for bus and Taling Chan-Rangsit Red Line rides
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has collaborated with the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) and Krung Thai Bank to introduce a monthly pass...
Thai police raid 17 locations, seize one billion baht assets in online gambling crackdown
Police from Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau raided 17 locations linked to an online gambling network and seized more than one billion baht worth of...