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Mother Nature steps up the pressure
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2011
» As a mass of floodwater from the north reaches the city's outer defences, authorities are sounding less and less confident that Bangkok will be spared the flooding that has ravaged much of the country.
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.
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.
Protesters take action
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/11/2011
» The Din Daeng-Don Muang tollway and the big-bag barrier were targets of flood-weary protesters yesterday. More action seems likely as some residential areas have been swamped for over a month.
Flood management controversy
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2011
» Residents living above where the "big-bag barrier" was recently dismantled are cheering, while those below it are protesting.
Bring out the pumps (Sunday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/11/2011
» Fed-up residents of Muang Ake housing estate and other heavily inundated Bangkok communities have renewed hope as a government pumping operation begins today.
Kasetsart opposes expressway route
Published on 27/12/2012
» Kasetsart University has submitted an objection to an expressway expansion plan that it says would endanger its historic campus area, and has suggested an alternative route.
Fit for a Kingdom
Life, Published on 07/08/2014
» To celebrate HM the Queen's 82nd birthday, Future Park is holding the "Arts of the Kingdom … the Motherland" fair, featuring Her Majesty's favourite healthy dishes, from today until Aug 17.
New interprovincial bus terminal to be in Rangsit
Published on 07/07/2015
» The Transport Ministry is looking for a site in the Rangsit area for a new bus terminal to serve the northern and northeastern lines and replace the Mor Chit terminal.
You've been gouged
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 05/02/2017
» How can we fleece you? Let me count the ways. That probably wasn't an unusual week, just a more transparent one.