Thailand flood death toll rises above 500 (video)
November 6 2011
The death toll from the floods in Thailand has risen to more than 500. Heavy rainfall has been causing major problems for months.
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Shaking bellies and thigh chatting with Thai IKEA (video)
November 6 2011
The first IKEA store in Thailand opened last week. The Swedish furniture giant is located on Bang Na-Trat road in Bang Na district (Southeast Bangkok).
Today I came across this commercial on Youtube, which will be regularly shown on Thai TV. Because the Thai like underpants fun, this clip fully meets that. Laughing, screeching and roaring…
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Hook up and sing along
November 6 2011
Sornkiri Sriprachuab got it right. Decades ago, this Thai country singer sang in a hardship-stricken voice: "Girl, you say a great flood is better than a dry spell / I tell you, let the drought come and don't let the waters rise."
Thailand's flood death toll rising rapidly
November 6 2011
In Thailand, more than 500 people have already died as a result of the floods that have ravaged the country for three months.
Loy Krathong festival
November 6 2011
The Loy Krathong festival is held annually in November; this year on November 10. Literally, that name means 'to float a krathong'.
Short flood news (update November 5)
November 6 2011
Water from the north has reached the Lat Phrao intersection. By Friday afternoon it was 60 feet high and seemed to keep rising. Central Plaza department store closed. Two of the three entrances to Phahon Yothin subway station were closed; the station may close completely if the water continues to rise. The water also reached the Ministry of Energy building where the government's crisis center is located, but that will not be moved. Previously, it was located at Don Mueang Airport.
Route south, Rama II is sacrificed to the water
November 6 2011
The main and currently only route to the South, the Rama II road, is being sacrificed to the water.
The crisis center of the government has decided not to build flood walls. 'It is useless to block the water moving out to the sea. If we do that, more people will be affected.'
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Fleeing from the water in Lat Phrao (video)
November 5 2011
Police officers warn 'motorbike drivers' in Lat Phrao. The water is too high for small vehicles and motorcycles.
Crocodiles and snakes in the streets of Bangkok (video)
November 5 2011
Not only the flooding in Bangkok causes nuisance and danger. Residents left behind in the flooded areas have been asked to look out for escaped crocodiles and deadly venomous snakes.
Few cancellations but fewer bookings for Thailand
November 5 2011
Despite the floods in Thailand, few Dutch tourists have canceled their trip. This is evident from a tour by Reisrevue of tour operators. Reisrevue is a magazine for the travel industry.
Short flood news (update November 4)
November 5 2011
The floods affected more than 700.000 households in 25 provinces, affecting a total of 2 million people. The death toll stands at 437.
Government bows to residents again
November 5 2011
Once again the government had to bow to residents. More than a hundred local residents gathered at the weir in Khlong 9 (see map) on Thursday to protest against its closure. The weir and two others would be closed to protect the Lat Krabang industrial estate that is in danger of flooding.
'The top-down system has failed'
November 5 2011
When the last water has reached the sea, millions of people will be unemployed, the price of rice, other consumer goods and building materials will skyrocket, crime will increase and the blackmail in national politics will continue, making long-term solutions impossible. do not come.
Integrated water management plan essential for investors
November 5 2011
Thailand should make an integrated water management plan to send a positive signal to future investors.
40 years of journalism: a lecture to the Rotary Club in Hua Hin
November 5 2011
At the opening of the new Bangkok Hua Hin Hospital in April of this year, I had already encountered the board of Rotary Club Royal Hua Hin. Dressed in a white polo shirt with a large emblem, I could hardly miss them. And because I co-founded a new Rotary Club in Venlo more than 20 years ago as a journalist/reporting editor at the then Dagblad for North Limburg, contact was quickly made. Despite the invitation...
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Loy Krathong -Thailand (video)
November 4 2011
Loy Krathong, one of Thailand's most important and oldest festivals, will not be held in Bangkok, Ayutthaya and Suphan Buri this year.
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November 4 2011
Thailand was hit by perhaps the worst flood disaster in its history this year. We were able to follow it in its entirety via Thai TV and the English-language newspapers Bangkok Post and The Nation.
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