A former Thai senator speaking at a seminar yesterday pointed the finger at the government, rather than three months of severe rains that fell almost non-stop on the country’s northern and central provinces. Former member of the Thai senate Sophon Supapong says that the government should be blamed for mismanaging the flood crisis. Former Thailand senator [...]
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Ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced today that he would not be accepting any proposed royal pardon. He said that in the interests of national reconciliation, he would forgo the offer of a pardon if one was presented. Thaksin Shinawatra says that national reconciliation is a higher priority than a royal pardon. The ex-leader, [...]
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Bangkok Governor and chief of the city’s flood relief efforts, Sukhumbhand Paribatra has made a promise to residents of the Thai capital that they would receive a dry Bangkok as a New Year present. Mr Sukhumbhand announced that the city will carry out a number of “Big Cleaning Day” volunteer event at the intersection of [...]
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today announced that the inner suburbs of Bangkok “will not be flooded.” Ms Yingluck said that the Government’s Flood Relief Operations Command (FROC) confirmed that Bangkok’s central economic areas. The PM broadcasted her weekly radio address from the resort island of Bali in Indonesia, where she is attending the ASEAN [...]
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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been left in the dark by his sister, current PM Yingluck Shinawatra, over plans to include the 62-year-old in a list of prisoners up for a royal pardon. Earlier this week it was revealed that the Government, led by Ms Yingluck, had held a meeting to discuss the [...]
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Six people were injured last night when an explosive device was hurled into a large crowd of Sai Mai residents who were fixing a gap in the sandbag barrier. The blast came moments after a dispute over the temporary flood walls that follow the lower line of Khlong Hok Wa in Bangkok’s east. Police in [...]
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Restaurant L ‘avenue Furama Sathorn Exclusive software offers a special promotion to your meal. Hungry visitors to Bangkok who have worked up a hunger from sightseeing can enjoy the Furama’s international buffet lunch for just 199 Baht (net) per person. The Furama is offering an international lunchtime buffet for just 199 baht per person. The [...]
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Turkish Airlines is offering group travellers from Thailand to visit Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam until 31 May 2012 with round-trip air ticket starting from 2,000 baht. The price excludes service fees and fuel surcharges. Group travellers can take advantage of this special offer on Turkish Airlines fights to Ho Chi Minh City. [...]
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CEO of the newly launched Tune Hotels in Thailand, Mark Lankester, has announced that he is on a mission to bring the ‘smile’ back to the ‘Land of Smiles’ following the country’s crippling floods. Mak Lenkester To assist Thais affected by the floodwaters and to restore tourist confidence in Thailand, Mr Lankester has announced that [...]
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Current Situation Flood waters are receding in most of the affected areas of Thailand’s central provinces and several districts of greater Bangkok. Central Bangkok was not affected by the flood. Almost all key tourist destinations and attractions throughout Thailand were not affected by the flood. Situation in Bangkok In the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, the [...]
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