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City Hall builds rafts to trap canal rubbish
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/08/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is incorporating local wisdom in its effort to deal with rubbish in the capital's canals, by building bamboo rafts to snare trash initially along Khlong Prem Prachakorn.
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Angry residents complicating flood control
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.
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Green Line extension contracts signed
Online Reporters, Published on 03/04/2015
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Friday signed four contracts worth combined 27.786 billion baht for the construction of the extension of the Green Line from Mor Chit to Saphan Mai and Khu Kot in Pathum Thani.
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Situation critical (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/10/2011
» Waters from the north have arrived in Bangkok, causing widespread flooding and renewed calls for evacuation of hardest-hit areas.
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Confrontation at Khlong Hok Wa
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/11/2011
» There was violence during a confrontation between residents on opposite sides of a floodwall yesterday, one side wanting the wall opened, the other side insisting on keeping it closed.
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Residents angry over "big bag" barrier
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2011
» The big bag (sandbag) barrier in northern Bangkok has been credited with saving the inner city from flooding, but it has left residents in the outer city under water, prompting protests.
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“W” and “K”, not “B”
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/12/2011
» In Thailand, a favourite way to identify suspects in a crime is by using the initial of their name, especially when the evidence isn't strong enough to make an arrest.
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Focus on drainage (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/10/2011
» The government in now focusing on draining rather blocking the flood waters and has asked for cooperation from Bangkok City Hall to use is canals.
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Low-lying communities getting some relief
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2011
» With much of Bangkok dry or nearly dry, pumps are being moved to where they are really needed, the low-lying communities were drainage is difficult.
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More "new" discoveries
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/12/2010
» A new series of photos of the violence surrounding the ending of red-shirt protest last man has been widely distributed on the internet. As usual, it's hard to know what to believe.
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