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Networks needed 'to handle flood risk'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/11/2013
» Bangkok must prepare for severe flooding caused by climate change in the near future, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) adviser Bhichit Rattakul has warned.
WFMC defends B350bn scheme
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/11/2013
» The government's 350-billion-baht water management scheme is well-planned and will be able to safeguard the country from future major floods, the Water and Flood Management Committee (WFMC) told an international forum on water management.
Protest groups vow to consolidate forces
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/11/2013
» Anti-government protest groups are vowing to join forces on Ratchadamnoen Avenue today to concentrate their efforts against the government.
Doctors to blow whistles at PM's home
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/11/2013
» The Rural Doctors Society (RDS) is set to hold a whistle-blowing demonstration on Wednesday in front of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's house to protest against the Public Health Ministry's new performance evaluation system.
Taking it to the streets
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/11/2013
» Political and civil dissent in Bangkok in past decades have been mainly limited to areas around Sanam Luang, Thammasat University and Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
Red shirts warn of prolonged rally
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/11/2013
» Red-shirt protesters who are gathering in Bangkok say they are likely to extend their two-day rally if they are unhappy with the Constitution Court's ruling on the make-up of the Senate today.
Sathit believes civil disobedience will work
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/11/2013
» Former Democrat MP for Trang Sathit Wongnongtoey is among the nine opposition representatives who resigned to lead the street protests against the Pheu Thai-sponsored blanket amnesty bill.
Former foes now fighting together
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/11/2013
» Under a canvas shelter, current and former vocational students are resting on the mattress-covered ground.
Families 'confirm' Karen disappearances
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/11/2013
» Witnesses have confirmed 55 male members of the Karen rebel God's Army went missing at the Thai border 13 years ago, a solicitor from the Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) has said.
UDD 'won't lose' as more red shirts flock to city
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/11/2013
» The red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is mobilising supporters nationwide to join the pro-government rally at Rajamangala National Stadium.