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Autopsy finds US cop suffocated black man
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/06/2020
» MINNEAPOLIS - An autopsy found Monday that an African-American man whose death has set off nationwide unrest was suffocated by a police officer, as cities including New York imposed curfews in expectation of fresh anger.
Government urged to blitz corruption
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» The government is under pressure to provide results in its fight against corruption amid the many scandals that have erupted involving state officials.
Chao Phraya dam increases discharge, floodwaters to rise, inner Bangkok still safe
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/10/2017
» The Chao Phraya barrage will release even more water as the dam faces heavy pressure from increasing run-off from the north. Floodwater south of Chai Nat, including Bangkok's adjacent Nonthaburi, could rise as much as 30cm.
Worst floods in 2 decades hit Sakon Nakhon (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/07/2017
» Tropical depression "Sonca" has lashed Sakon Nakhon, leading to the worst floods in the northeastern province for two decades. Flooding persisted across the Northeast.
Sonca weakens, leaving widespread flooding
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/07/2017
» Persistent rain has caused widespread runoff and flooding in northeastern, northern and central plain provinces, with landslides blocking a section of the Bangkok-Nong Khai railway track on Thursday.
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.
Southern floods cut rail and bus services, inundate homes and farmland (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/01/2017
» Rail and bus services in the South were halted Wednesday due to heavy flooding as the region continues to take a battering from floods caused by torrential rain over the past week.
Bangkok's flood defences losing battle with heavy rain
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/10/2016
» City Hall has blamed unusually heavy downpours for causing the flood woes and traffic chaos in Bangkok on Monday night. The city's single giant drainage tunnel can't cope.
Rain, not river water causing Bangkok flooding (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/10/2016
» "The chance of the water from the Chao Phraya and other rivers flooding Bangkok is zero," says official. Rain is the culprit for the current flooding.
Northern Industry unfazed by floods
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2016
» Heavy industrial factories located in northern Thailand are far from areas currently flooded and are expected to remain unaffected by the seasonal heavy rain and flash floods, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).