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Dry in 10 days?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2011
» Froc says that with 5.5 billion cu/m of northern run-off remaining to be drained and with a daily drainage capacity of 550 million cu/m, it should take 10 days to drain the run-off out to sea.
Not the end of the world
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.
Night on the "ghost highway"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/10/2011
» To one old Bangkok Post reporter, the Vibhavadi road area looked like a "ghost highway" during he explorations last night.
Record river levels the latest concern
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/10/2011
» Overflows from the Chao Phraya may make for great tourist photos, but they are a growing concern for city residents and government officials.
Tugboat power
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/09/2011
» Bangkok should stay dry if the northern floodwaters pass through the city during the current period of low tides. Tugboats may be used to speed the flow.
Speaking rugby
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/09/2011
» Descriptions of World Cup rugby matches are fun to read. Why should South Africa be worried about a banana skin? What was New Zealand doing with a hammer? Let’s find out. AFP photo
Floods approach Bangkok
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/09/2011
» Areas upstream are being hit hard as Bangkok residents are warned to prepare for possible flooding of the Chao Phraya river.
Drug of choice
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/09/2011
» Ya ice has become the favourite drug of young abusers, partly because it is mistakenly thought to be safer than ya baa.
Caution: danger ahead
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/09/2011
» Justice Minister Pracha Promnok is being very careful in handling his most sensitive issue, the UDD’s petition for a royal pardon for former PM Thaksin.
Floods: race against time
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/09/2011
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is determined to prevent a new wave of floods flowing from the North reaching lower central provinces and Bangkok.