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Bangkok Governor inspects Don Mueang site where ‘Big Bag’ barrier was dismantled

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.

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22 Bangkok flood refugees caught gambling in South Pattaya

A group of 22 flood refugees were caught gambling on Thursday Afternoon and were subsequently arrested by Pattaya Police. Information was forthcoming from a local informant that a group of people had…



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Analyst: Weeks of woes await sodden Bangkok

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.

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Floods show what lies ahead for sinking Bangkok

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.

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Bangkok subway at risk from advancing floods

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.

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