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Govt dismisses concerns over flooding in Bangkok
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/08/2012
» The government assures Bangkokians that next week’s release of water to test the city’s drainage system will not cause a man-made disaster.
Kittirat gets a powerful defender
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/08/2012
» His "white lies" admission has drawn heavy criticism, but PM Yingluck yesterday defended Finance Minister and Deputy PM Kittirat Na-Ranong, saying he had good intentions.
Car bomb attack hits Pattani hotel
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/08/2012
» Another powerful car bomb rocked the deep South Tuesday, this time near the CS Pattani Hotel in Muang district.
Forces go after attackers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/07/2012
» A combined force of hundreds of police, soldiers and civilian officials has been deployed to go after 13 armed militants involved in the killing of four soldiers. Three arrests have been made so far
Traffic police told to stop 'surprise fines'
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/07/2012
» Bangkok traffic policemen were ordered yesterday to stop setting up checkpoints at blind spots to hand out "surprise fines."
HFM disease reaches Bangkok
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/07/2012
» As of yesterday, nearly 30 schools in Bangkok had either closed or suspended some classes after students were found to have been infected with a strain of the hand, foot and mouth disease virus.
PM wants Suvarnabhumi action
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/07/2012
» Suvarnabhumi is congested with flight delays common. Authorities have only limited ways to improve the situation and the PM wants them all in place – soon.
City refinery explosion, the second in 18 months
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/07/2012
» Yesterday's fire at a major Bangkok oil refinery, the second in 18 months, is raising questions about the wisdom of having such a facility in residential area.
DSI details evidence in crackdown deaths
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/05/2012
» The DSI chief says evidence implicates state authorities in 25 deaths occurring during the 2010 crackdown on the red-shirts, the red-shirts themselves in 12, but evidence relating to the other 52 deaths is inconclusive.
Factory blast at Map Ta Phut (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/05/2012
» The casualty toll of the explosion and fire at a petrochemical factory on Map Ta Phut industrial estate has risen significantly with 12 confirmed dead and 129 injured.