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Bangkok, Central region on alert for heavy rain (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2017
» A fresh round of torrential downpours is expected in the lower Central region including Bangkok over the next few days because of a monsoon trough, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.
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Hurricane Irma leaves path of destruction
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/09/2017
» Irma, the monster storm which first pummeled the Caribbean before hammering Florida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but forecasters warned of "life-threatening" storm surges, heavy winds and risk of tornadoes.
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Bangkok sidewalks: Making safe for walking
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/03/2016
» Sidewalks as motorcycle expressways, open sewer holes, vendors hogging all space so people walk in street to cars not stopping at crosswalks, Bangkok has dangerous sidewalks.
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Bangkok canal cleanup begins
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2015
» Bangkok canals were once filled with clear, clean water & fish. Govt project hopes to cleanup canals & restore them to their former state.
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British man falls down open sewer manhole in Pathum Thani
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/09/2015
» Paul John Miller, 46, fell into sewer hole in Pathum Thani as he was walking with friends home on Tuesday night. The injured British man said the three-metre hole was left open with no warning sign anywhere.
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BKK Governor: Rubbish-free drains to help prevent floods
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/06/2015
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered his city workers to speed up collection of drain-clogging rubbish in the city to prevent future flash floods as heavy rain is expected to hit the capital again this week.
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Despite storms, drought concerns grow (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/06/2015
» The Department of Royal Irrigation has urged rice farmers in the Chao Phraya River basin to delay planting their crops due to water shortages. Rainfall is below average and many big dams are critically short of water.
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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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Bangkok floods? Blame City Hall, says Govt
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/09/2012
» The BMA has come under heavy criticism from the government which accused it of being too slow to drain water from streets and roads following heavy rain on Tuesday afternoon.
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Post-flood leptospirosis danger
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/11/2011
» Outbreaks of disease possible after floods, 2-3 thousand infected every year in Thailand, 15,000 cases & 400 deaths in last outbreak (1997, 1999).
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