BANGKOK, Oct 26 – The Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand on Tuesday reported the death toll in Thailand’s worst flooding in decades reached 56 in 17 provinces. The highest number of fatalities — 10 persons — was recorded in Lopburi, followed by nine in Nakhon Ratchasima. Meanwhile, of the 34 flood-stricken provinces, the situation in […]
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) — The death toll has risen to 41 in Thailand’s flood-stricken provinces, the National Institute of Emergency Management said Monday. “Water is flowing into the Chao Phraya at Ayutthaya’s Bang Sai district at about 3,275 cubic meters (10,745 cubic feet) per second but the river could get higher due to the […]
Thai Constitution Court Head Claims Impartiality Constitution Court president Chat Cholaworn has refused to step down over a video clip scandal in which his former secretary plays a primary role. Former Thai Rak Thai leader Chaturon Chaisaeng called on Mr Chat to resign over his office’s alleged involvement in the scandal, but the court president […]
BANGKOK, 24 October 2010 (NNT) – 34 have been reported dead in 13 provinces hard hit by floods during October 10-24, according to National Institute of Emergency Management (NIEM). National Institute of Emergency Management (NIEM) said that the number of deaths reported by 13 flood-affected provinces for a period of 15 days, October 10 – […]
A flood-management expert yesterday criticised the government for mishandling relief operations and failing to carry out preventive measures before the flooding across the country reached a critical level. Phornphilai Lertwicha, a Thailand Research Fund (TRF) researcher, said the heavy flooding in Nakhon Ratchasima, which is on a plateau in the Northeast, was a testimony to […]
As Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva headed for Lop Buri yesterday morning to supervise flood relief operations after a prior visit to Nakhon Ratchasima province, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra posted pre-dawn Twitter messages boasting about the provisions he had made. Abhisit was scheduled to visit Ban Mi and Muang districts in Lop Buri where heavy rains […]
During the House session, the defense minister pointed out that the cracking down of the red shirt rally earlier this year was done lawfully and in accordance to the human rights standards, and that those injured have already been compensated. Yesterday, the House inquired about the government’s crackdown on the red shirt rally earlier this […]
The death toll of the flood, which has been ravaging nearly one-third of Thailand’s provinces since weekend, rose to 19, and 1,280,344 people had been affected, said the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Friday. The department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Thursday that 15 people had lost their lives in the flooding. […]
