News from Thailand – August 14, 2013
News in Thailand brings today:
• Typhoon Utor brings rain and flooding in the North and Northeast
• Red shirts are annoyed by 'partisan' report
• Annan does not come to forum; Blair will be there
Flooding in Patong on Phuket due to heavy rain (video)
Continued heavy rains have led to reports of localized flooding and mudslides on the tourist island of Phuket.
Major flooding in eastern Thailand (video)
The images are reminiscent of 2011, but they show the usual nuisance inherent in the rainy season. In the eastern provinces of Chanthaburi and Trat, where it has been raining since Monday, large parts are under water. The river Chanthaburi threatens to overflow.
News from Thailand – February 27, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Boontje comes for his wages; ex-top civil servant is 'unusually' rich
• Warning against hoarding butane gas bottles
• Malaysia has a key role in resolving the conflict in the South
News from Thailand – November 9, 2012
Most of the children, who took part in a project about last year's floods between March and July this year, were bored at the time. They think the authorities should have organized activities for us.
News from Thailand – October 14, 2012
The method of preventing flooding with sandbags in sewers is known as the polder system, after the example of the Netherlands.
News from Thailand – October 10, 2012
Victims and relatives of the massacre on October 14, 1973 try again; they ask the government to compensate them.
News from Thailand – October 09, 2012
The weather gods were in favor of Bangkok yesterday, as only 60 mm of rain fell against 90 mm that had been predicted. Streets flooded here and there.
News from Thailand – October 4, 2012
After tropical storm Gaemi that ravaged parts of Thailand this weekend, a second one with the Thai name Phrapiroon will arrive on October 20. It will reach roughly the same area as Gaemi: the southern part of the Northeast, East, Central Plains and the northern part of the South.
News from Thailand – September 30, 2012
It continues to struggle with the Airport Rail Link, the metro connection between Suvarnabhumi Airport and the city center. To encourage the use of the City Line, a fare of 31 baht will apply from tomorrow until December 11 between 14 a.m. and 20 p.m.
News from Thailand – September 28, 2012
Until the third week of October, Bangkok gets heavy rains. The culprit is a monsoon trough that lingers over the southern part of the Central Plains, the East and the northern part of the South.
News from Thailand – September 27, 2012
Bring on the passengers, we are ready, say King Power and The Mall Group, which operate the duty-free shops and restaurants on Don Mueang.
News from Thailand – September 25, 2012
Bangkok is at high risk of flooding between Saturday and October 2 due to prolonged monsoon rains and a storm currently forming over Taiwan. The sewage system of the capital is not designed for this.
News from Thailand – September 23, 2012
Airports of Thailand staff and officials, a total of 135 men, played passenger at Don Mueang airport yesterday to check that all systems are working properly. They also had suitcases with them to make it all seem real.
News from Thailand – September 21, 2012
Garbage and sand in sewers were the culprit for numerous floods on Tuesday after heavy rain in Bangkok that afternoon. This was discovered during a cleaning operation carried out by detainees of Pathum Thani Provincial Prison.
Thailand's plan against flooding immediately falls into the water
The dike breaches in Sukhothai could not have come at a worse time for the Thai government. She had just announced an ambitious flood plan.
News from Thailand – September 18, 2012
So far, 20 percent less rain has fallen than last year. A repeat of last year's severe flooding is therefore not an option.