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(Updated) Big changes coming soon?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2013
» A major cabinet shake-up could come within days as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra seems likely to follow her older brother's advice to bring in fresh faces to restore the government's popularity.
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Just reflections of ourselves
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 16/05/2013
» The wonderful thing about representative democracy is that, not only do we get exactly what we vote for, but the people sitting in government also represent exactly the people walking in the streets. It’s like a reflection in the mirror.
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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.
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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.
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Sandbag meeting (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/10/2012
» Today's on-again, off-again meeting between Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra and WFMC head Plodprasop Suraswadi did take place and, from the looks of it, cooperation should be better from now on.
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Learn Thai: Sandbag meeting, a Thai version
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/10/2012
» We've already covered the "sandbag meeting" in English. Here's an excerpt from a Thai version of the same story.
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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.
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Plan B for flooded Sukhothai
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/09/2012
» Large sandbags haven't worked so Sukhothai officials are bringing in up to 2,000 gabions – rectangular wire mesh baskets filled with rock – to try to close the hole in the flood barriers that is letting in torrents of water from the Yom River.
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Rain, not run-off, finally breaks Lat Krabang’s defences
Published on 01/10/2012
» Lat Krabang industrial estate remained dry during the great flood of 2011, but water from this year’s rainfall finally found a weakness in its defences. The breached earthen dyke has been repaired but a new one is clearly needed.
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Another dam controversy
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/01/2012
» Some experts say Thai dams are too full. Irrigation officials say yes, but they won’t be by the end of the dry season.
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