Schools reopen after Thailand floods (video)
Hundreds of children are on their way back to the classrooms in Bangkok, which had to be cleaned first. Life in the countryside is starting again. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok.
Short flood news 7 December
Between 80 and 100 neighborhoods in Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi are still under water. Prime Minister Yingluck says they need to be drained quickly so residents can go home in time to celebrate a 'happy' New Year.
Short flood news 5 December
More than a hundred residents of Putthamonthon Sai 4 (Nakhon Pathom) blocked the Putthamonthon Sai 4 road on Sunday.
As with all other residents' actions, they demanded that the water be drained from their neighborhood more quickly. Authorities promised to install water pumps and deploy vehicles to transport commuters. The residents also asked for EM balls to treat the contaminated water.
Yingluck optimistic; opposition: it underestimates the crisis
Five of the seven flooded industrial sites are now dry. Flooded areas in Bangkok and neighboring provinces will follow by the end of the year.
Short flood news (update December 3)
The Rangsit campus of Thammasat University suffered nearly 3 billion baht in damage. The university hospital in particular suffered badly from the floods. Part of the damage is reimbursed by the insurance. Yesterday was Big Cleaning Day.
Safe parking on Don Mueang was disappointing
Between 30 and 50 cars were flooded at Don Mueang Airport after staff moved the cars from the first floor to the ground floor of the parking garage.
Short flood news
The employee and employer contribution to the Social Security Fund will temporarily be reduced from 5 to 3 percent to ease the financial burden of employers and employees affected by the floods. The discount is valid from January to June.
Short news from Thailand
From December 1 to 5, Bangkok will be doing a big cleaning. The accumulating waste is collected, rotting water is disinfected and mosquitoes are sprayed.
Ayutthaya needs better protection
Ayutthaya's 130 historic sites have survived centuries of flooding, but this year's floods could prove fatal for a number of temples.
Short news from Thailand
A hole of 2,5 meters has been made in the big bag barrier (a flood wall with sandbags of 30 tons) along the Vibhavadi-Rangsit road. The Flood Relief Operations Command, the crisis center of the government, decided to take this action under pressure from residents living north of the embankment. Earlier they had blocked Vibhavadi-Rangsit road and removed sandbags.
Face-lift Don Mueang is hanging by a thread
The planned large-scale face-lift of the old airport Don Mueang depends on the certainty that the airport will never again experience a flood, as it has been for a month now.
News from Thailand
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, the municipal public transport company, is resuming bus services on Phahon Yothin Road and Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, using both regular and air-conditioned buses 29, 26, 555, 510 and 26.
Protests all over Bangkok
The Thai authorities do not have it easy. In the past two days, residents have mobilized in various places in Bangkok.
Short news from Thailand
The Chaeng Watthana Road has reopened now that the water on the road has almost disappeared. The water is also lowering on other roads in Bangkok.
Short (flood) news (update November 23)
The schools in Bangkok under the responsibility of the municipality will resume classes on December 1 instead of December 6 and in seven heavily flooded districts on December 13 or later.
Get a little less sweet and a lot harder!
Every new head of government is tested and for Thailand's first female prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, that is the flood of 2011.
Flooded are more than fed up with the water
Tensions are rising in the areas north and west of the capital Bangkok, which have been struggling with flooding for weeks. The residents are more than tired of having to bleed and pay for keeping the city center water-free.