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Typhoon Kalmaegi to bring rain
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/09/2014
» Finally, one of the region's big storms is coming close enough to Thailand to cause significant rainfall.
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The news from Vientiane
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/08/2014
» Terry has been in Vientiane Laos for the past several days, so here is today's news from the Laotian capital.
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Army moves to limit damage from worker exodus (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/06/2014
» The continued exodus of Cambodian migrant workers is worrisome, but the big fear is that the much larger labour force from Myanmar might panic. Yesterday, the army took steps to prevent that and today the Thai permanent foreign secretary asked Cambodian workers not to go.
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Big earthquake shakes Thailand's North (updated Wednesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/05/2014
» Monday's earthquake in the North measured 6.3 on the Richter scale and aftershocks, more than 180 so far, are continuing, prompting worries of future quakes. There are five active fault lines in the North.
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Songkran in Singapore
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/03/2014
» Many Thais are upset that Singapore intends to hold its own its own Songkran festival at the same time as Thailand's traditional festival. Some, however, see the move in a positive light.
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Typhoon aftermath: "Like a tsunami"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/11/2013
» (Latest: Haiyan downgraded to a tropical storm, dumping rain on northern Vietnam and southern China.) The international media reports the Tacloban City area looks like a tsunami hit the area. Estimates of the dead now exceed 10,000.
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Nari watch (Wednesday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/10/2013
» Nari entered Thailand as a much-weakened low pressure system, but significant rainfall has been reported in the northeast and eastern regions of the country. Bangkok, too, has seen rain.
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Families mourn crash victims
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/10/2013
» The human side of the Lao Airlines tragedy: a Sydney family of four and an Australian aid worker and his father were among the victims of a plane crash in Laos believed to have killed all 49 people on board.
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(Updated) Lao Airlines crash: Hunt for bodies continues
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/10/2013
» Rescuers battled hazardous conditions yesterday in the search for bodies from a Lao Airlines plane which plunged into the Mekong River with 49 people on board, more than half of them foreigners.
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Tropical depression on the way
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/09/2013
» A tropical depression is heading for Thailand. Flooding is possible in several parts of the country, but with dam levels still quite low, a repeat of 2011 is not expected.
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