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Sandbag controversy continues
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/10/2012
» Bangkok Post's editorial cartoonist Mor knows exactly what the problem is behind the sandbag controversary. Meanwhile Bangkok and government officials continue their very public disagreement.
Who's afraid of Gaemi?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/10/2012
» By the time Gaemi reached Bangkok it had lost its winds and much of its rain, making it seem like an ordinary rainy season day.
Slow motion storm watch (Arrival)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2012
» Gaemi has arrived in the Bangkok area, not as a tropical storm or a depression, but as big mass of ordinary rain. The rain, varying from light to heavy, is expected to last throughout the day.
Learn Thai: Politics in the news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/10/2012
» Like it or hate it, Thai politics is a regular part of local news coverage. Here's a short example
Learn Thai: Tennis in the news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/10/2012
» Today, Acharn Sunee turns to tennis and a whole new set of vocabulary.
Gaemi turns west – towards us
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/10/2012
» Gaemi, still a tropical storm in the South China Sea, has turned west with landfall expected on the Vietnamese coast sometime tomorrow. Preparations are continuing to mimimise its effects when it reaches us a day or so later.
Storm watch continued (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/10/2012
» Weather experts are now saying Tropical storm Gaemi could reach typhoon strength before it reaches Vietnam. While it will not be that strong after an overland trip to Thailand, it still could dump more rain than previously expected.
Storm watch
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/10/2012
» For the first time this year, weather watchers have a storm system to watch in the South China Sea. Newly-named as GAEMI (21W), it is expected to grow into a significant tropical storm or worse and head in our direction.
DNA testing has its limits
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/10/2012
» DNA testing, often a difficult process, can help identify who was the victim was in a murder cause, but other evidence is needed to convict the murderer as is becoming clear in the case where a police doctor is the main suspect.
Learn Thai: Another video clip makes news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/09/2012
» YouTube video clips are becoming a major news source here in Thailand as they are in other parts of the world. Here's an example that will likely lead to a court case.