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Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/04/2013
» An apartment building under construction suddenly subsided Sunday night, tilting it an an angle similar to Italy's leaning tower of Pisa. The local version is likely to be demolished, however.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/11/2011
» Fed-up residents of Muang Ake housing estate and other heavily inundated Bangkok communities have renewed hope as a government pumping operation begins today.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2011
» Residents living above where the "big-bag barrier" was recently dismantled are cheering, while those below it are protesting.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/11/2011
» The Din Daeng-Don Muang tollway and the big-bag barrier were targets of flood-weary protesters yesterday. More action seems likely as some residential areas have been swamped for over a month.
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 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.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/10/2011
» Like vendors all over Bangkok, Chatuchak's exotic pet shops must save their merchandise first. Floods are dangerous for some fish too.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/10/2011
» Local residents have been ordered not to interfere with flood management efforts like the building of the dyke pictured below to block floodwater from flowing into Khlong Prem Prachakorn.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2011
» As a mass of floodwater from the north reaches the city's outer defences, authorities are sounding less and less confident that Bangkok will be spared the flooding that has ravaged much of the country.