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Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2011
» Unable to win the prime ministers approval for allowing the release of water through the big bag barrier, Don Muang residents have done the job themselves.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2011
» The BMA is making an all-out effort to drain floodwater from the northern outskirts through Khlong Bang Sue in the hope of protecting the heart of Bangkok.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/11/2011
» As floodwaters seep in, the defence minister said the government would try to protect the Bang Chan and Lat Krabang industrial estates at all costs. "They are two important locations we must save or all the government's credibility will be lost."
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2011
» Relations between the BMA and the national government have improved after the governor's requests for more pumps and better drainage were granted. Meanwhile, the flood situation has worsened.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/11/2011
» Flood waters continue to move deeper into Bangkok as the city and national governments just can't seem to fully cooperate with each other.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/11/2011
» Repairs have been carried out on the Khlong Sam Wa sluice gate and cooperation between City Hall seems to be improving and the flood crisis continues.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/11/2011
» The damaging of an important sluice gate by angry residents has prompted the Bangkok governor to take on additional powers, saying the entire capital is now at risk of being flooded.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2011
» Bangkok today has a new flood risk: water entering the city because angry residents in an area bordering the city have forced the government to open a key sluice gate.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/10/2011
» The Bangkok governor wants protection for city workers building and repairing flood dykes as residents in flooded communities get angrier.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/10/2011
» The situation is bad but it is not quite as bad as we thought, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday. Things may begin to improve within the next few days.