Thailand News

14-11-2011
Bangkok Governor inspects Don Mueang site where ‘Big Bag’ barrier was dismantled[1,483 views]

BANGKOK, Nov 14 -- Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Monday will inspect the location at Don Mueang where the government’s 'Big Bag' flood barrier was dismantled by angry residents affected by surging floodwater due to the flood-prevention dyke implemented to slow the deluge from overflowing into inner Bangkok.
12-11-2011
Prefab shells offer makeshift shelter for flooded Thais[1,198 views]

Bangkok, November, 12 2011-- In a beehive of once-empty cement forms, a neighborhood in Bangkok's northern reaches has risen from the waters that have inundated much of the rest of the metropolitan area.
11-11-2011
Will Bangkok’s flood defenses protect its heart?[2,894 views]

Bangkok, 11 November 2011 -- The commercial heart of Thailand's capital is still at risk of flooding, with the next 10 days likely to be crucial in the battle to keep dry.
10-11-2011
Analyst: Weeks of woes await sodden Bangkok[1,454 views]

As Thailand continues to battle its worst floods in 50 years, a political analyst involved in the relief effort predicted that streets in the capital would remain flooded for at least two weeks.
10-11-2011
Thailand floods: On patrol with Bangkok’s pet rescuers[1,461 views]

In Bangkok, it's not just humans who are suffering the worst flooding the country has seen in decades. Thousands of pets have been stranded by rising waters - but huge efforts are being made to find them and take them to safety.
09-11-2011
Thai PM pulls out of Apec summit over floods crisis[1,154 views]

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has pulled out of an Asia-Pacific summit at the weekend to focus on the floods crisis.
07-11-2011
Floods show what lies ahead for sinking Bangkok[4,178 views]

BANGKOK, November 7, 2011 - The Thai capital, built on swampland, is slowly sinking and the floods currently besieging Bangkok could be merely a foretaste of a grim future as climate change makes its impact felt, experts say.
07-11-2011
More than 500 die in Thai floods[1,260 views]

BANGKOK, November 6, 2011 - The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades jumped above 500 on Sunday as the seemingly unstoppable waters crept deeper into Bangkok, swamping main roads and threatening the city centre.
05-11-2011
Bangkok subway at risk from advancing floods[1,980 views]

BANGKOK, November 4, 2011- Thailand's worst floods in half a century reached the edge of downtown Bangkok on Friday, threatening some underground rail stations and forcing the closure of a major shopping centre.
04-11-2011
Flood victims chide Thai PM over lack of aid[931 views]

BANGKOK, November 3, 2011 - Frustrated flood victims berated Thailand's under-pressure prime minister on Thursday during a visit to inundated areas of the capital Bangkok, one-fifth of which is now under water.
03-11-2011
Thai floods leave 427 people dead[920 views]

BANGKOK, November 2, 2011 - The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades surged above 400 on Wednesday as public anger simmered over the authorities' handling of the crisis.
03-11-2011
Floods divide on-edge Thai capital[1,199 views]

BANGKOK, November 2, 2011 - Standing waist-deep in brown floodwater outside her Bangkok home, Saisunee Sontana is short of food and getting desperate, while a short drive away air-conditioned restaurants serve well-heeled diners.
03-11-2011
Electrocution warning as Thai flood toll spikes[1,441 views]

BANGKOK, November 2, 2011 - Thai authorities warned flood victims Wednesday of an increased danger of electrocution in densely populated Bangkok and its suburbs as the toll from the worst inundation in decades surged above 400.
03-11-2011
Bomb, gun attacks kill six in Thai south[906 views]

BANGKOK, November 2, 2011 - Suspected Muslim insurgents killed six people in a bomb and gun attack in Thailand's deep south on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a string of blasts to rock the region in recent weeks.
02-11-2011
Thai officials on defensive as flood anger mounts[1,232 views]

BANGKOK, November 1, 2011 - Bangkok authorities insisted on Tuesday they could not ease the flooding crisis for everyone in the city, as anger and misery grew in inundated areas over the lack of assistance from officials.
01-11-2011
Don Muang Airport pictures show extent of Thai crisis[3,876 views]

In the event of a water landing… flooded airport pictures show extent of Thai crisis which is worst in over half a century
01-11-2011
Anger rises in flooded Bangkok as centre stays dry[2,910 views]

BANGKOK, October 31, 2011 - Tensions were rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok on Monday, with hundreds protesting that their homes were being sacrificed in attempts to keep the city centre dry.
31-10-2011
Thai soldiers held over deaths of Chinese sailors[1,367 views]

BANGKOK, October 29, 2011- Police in Thailand have detained nine soldiers suspected of killing 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong river in early October, authorities in the kingdom said Saturday.
31-10-2011
Thai PM says floods to ease as river defences hold[1,163 views]

BANGKOK, October 29, 2011 - Floods engulfing parts of the Thai capital should start to recede soon, the prime minister said Saturday after barriers along Bangkok's swollen main river prevented a disastrous overflow.
31-10-2011
Bangkok floods ‘still serious’[1,384 views]

BANGKOK, October 30, 2011 - Residents living along canals in parts of northern Bangkok were warned Sunday to be ready to evacuate if needed because of the spread of floods that have so far spared most of the Thai capital.