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Keeping Bangkok above water
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/06/2017
» Huge drainage tunnels are not enough to cope with flooding in Bangkok, say two environmental activist. A realistic look at the cause of flood is needed.
Heavy rain to continue in Bangkok, northern areas (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/05/2017
» A huge electrical storm and heavy rain pounded Bangkok late Wednesday and early Thursday, flooding most roads in the city and causing problems for the Thursday morning commute. More rain is expected through Sunday.
Heavy rains flood parts of Bangkok, more expected
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/05/2017
» It's early in the rainy season, but Bangkok commuters are already fighting through flooded areas of the city and more rain is on the way.
More rain today for South as deaths hit 19, Dramatic rescue in Krabi (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/01/2017
» Outbreaks of heavy to very heavy rain are forecast for 13 provinces central and southern from now until tomorrow. Almost one million people have been affected, with 19 dead and one missing.
More heavy rain forecast for the South (Flood update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/01/2017
» With hundreds of thousands of people already stranded throughout much of the southern region, more heavy rain is forecast for today and tomorrow.
King makes first provincial visit (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/12/2016
» His Majesty the King on Friday arrived in the southern province of Krabi to preside over a ceremony to unveil a new provincial hall in his first visit since assuming the throne December 1.
Thailand's beaches losing sand
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2016
» Erosion threatens beaches Thailand may lose all its attractive beaches in 10 years unless drastic measures are introduced to solve chronic erosion, Deputy Transport Minister Ormsin Chivapruck says.
As El Nino fades, hopes increase for wet rainy season
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/05/2016
» The drought is still with us, but forecasters are optimistic this year's rains will be above normal, in part because of the end of the unusually severe El Nino.
Jobs: Mismatches in Phuket, technology challenges elsewhere
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/01/2016
» Phuket is flooded with a surplus of university grads and badly needs a vocational workforce while advances in biotech, 3-D printing and robots could lead to layoffs elsewhere.
Jellyfish sting kills German woman on Samui
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2015
» A 20-year-old German woman died and her friend was injured after they were stung by box jellyfish while swimming at a beach on Koh Samui in Surat Thani on Tuesday night, police said yesterday.