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    2011 flood lessons go unheeded

    Oped, Danny Marks, Published on 25/03/2020

    » Almost 10 years ago, the Thai government faced another huge crisis and unnatural disaster: the 2011 floods which killed over 800 and caused over US$45 billion (1.5 trillion baht) in damage. The damage and losses would have been significantly lower if the Yingluck Shinawatra government had responded more effectively. While the responses needed to the coronavirus certainly differ from a mega-flood, there are numerous lessons that the current Prayut Chan-o-cha government can learn from the mistakes made during the floods and thus how to best handle a crisis. But have they?

  • ADVANCED NEWS

    M-16 attack on MP in his car

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/05/2011

    » "A son of a politician passed on a message that when I am no longer an MP, he will shoot me."

  • EASY NEWS

    No pardon for Thaksin

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/11/2011

    » The justice minister announces that the draft decree for royal pardons for convicts has not been altered to help Thaksin while the former PM himself sends a letter saying he will not benefit.

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