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Bangkok canal cleanup begins
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2015
» Bangkok canals were once filled with clear, clean water & fish. Govt project hopes to cleanup canals & restore them to their former state.
Pathumthani's 8 kilometer-long flood wall: Success story (photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/10/2014
» 1,000 houses flooded for weeks in 2011 & severely damaged, now protected by flood walls, but gaps in concrete for vehicles & people to pass through still had to be left.
What's new in business news: September 10, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/09/2014
» Bangkok floods not likely this year, $20 million 232-carat white diamond found in S.Africa & bad credit history to be erased to ease loan approvals.
Flash floods in Nan (photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/08/2014
» 60-year-old man swept away as flash floods hit eight villages in Nan province. 300 homes swept away & corn plantations damaged.
What's new in business news: June 9, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/06/2014
» Will take six years to settle rice debt, junta revises water management scheme & General Prayuth appoints new BoI board.
What's new in business news: March 11, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/03/2014
» Japanese study uncovers flaws in flood plan, cheap rice popular in latest govt rice auction & making info on govt policies public to fight corruption.
What's new in business news: March 7, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2014
» Japanese to say sayonara if turmoil continues, Voice TV aims to be digital news leader & PTT looses B30bn from LPG subsidies.
Flooding risk: Lower Chao Phraya river
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/09/2013
» River overflows in Ayutthaya. Roads underwater so boats used to travel. Heavy rains Friday will raise Chao Phraya one meter.
Amnesty bills: Haunted by ghost of Thaksin?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/08/2013
» Six amnesty bills this time. 25 in 81 years of Thai democracy. Who gets amnesty in each version?
Heavy rain and floods
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/07/2013
» Heavy rain & floods mark official beginning of rainy season all over Thailand.