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Record rain overwhelming city canals
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/09/2022
» Some of the heaviest rain to have fallen on Bangkok in two decades has overwhelmed the capital's main canals, making it difficult to drain water from some parts of the city, governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Wednesday.
Gen Prem dies at 98
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/05/2019
» Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, the Privy Council chairman and statesman, died of heart failure at Phramongkutklao Hospital on Sunday morning at the age of 98, according to media reports.
Early voting sees huge crowds, long queues
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/03/2019
» Hundreds of thousands of voters crowded into schools, parking lots and temples across Thailand on Sunday, eager to cast an early ballot a week before the country's first election in eight years.
"Bangkok is a city of water and rain" (WED. UPDATE)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/06/2016
» Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra warned Bangkokians Tuesday to expect more flooding as the rains are likely to continue and major long-term flood control projects are still incomplete.
King attends Coronation Day ceremony
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/05/2014
» Crowds dressed in yellow lined Phetkasem Road in Hua Hin this morning to catch a glimpse of His Majesty the King who made a public appearance to commemorate the 64th anniversary of Coronation Day.
Angry general
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/05/2013
» General Prayuth has angry words with the media after some commentators suggested that the army chief’s proposed border fence is really aimed at increasing the army’s budget.
Thaksin at Thailand border
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/04/2012
» Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in neighbouring Laos, but his waiting supporters were disappointed as his flight was diverted to another airport for safety reasons.
Navanakorn loses fight against flood? No (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2011
» After a frantic fight to reinforce them, the embankments surrounding the Navanakorn Industrial Park in Pathum Thani's Khlong Luang district leaked and broke, flooding one of Thailand's most important properties.
Hidden camera excitement
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/10/2010
» The Democrats are working overtime to combat charges they have tried to influence the Constitution Court in their dissolution case.