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With the flood situation on the Central Plain continuing to worsen, authorities have set evacuation plans for residents in Ayutthaya and Phichit provinces, and all 16 districts of Ayutthaya have been declared disaster zones.
Several riverside communities were under more than two metres of water yesterday as the Lop Buri River surged. Many roads were rendered impassable and some temples and hospitals were evacuated.
Ayutthaya governor Witthaya Piewpong called an urgent meeting of the 16 district chiefs to find ways to deal with yet more run-off which is set to flow into the province from the North.
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Red-shirt supporters have expressed dismay over ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's call for them to set aside their anger and frustration over social and legal injustices for the sake of national reconciliation.
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Discussion 9 : 02/10/2011 at 09:38 PM9
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Just as long as the water to run Bangkok is unaffected, the rest of the country will be damned! Should be dammed.
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Discussion 8 : 02/10/2011 at 04:40 PM8
D6 I completely argree about reforestation but the encroacher/squatter who mowed down the old growth forest/watershed is the voting base. It's a little complicated. How about more tugboats for now ?
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Discussion 7 : 02/10/2011 at 03:42 PM7
Maybe the PM could come out in rubber boots and stare at it .That seems to do a lot .
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Discussion 6 : 02/10/2011 at 01:28 PM6
A national reafforestation program for the denuded northern watersheds is urgently needed. It will require a long-term and sustained effort. As it stands, the flooding problem will worsen each year. Can the PM kindly address big issues such as this rather than PT's populist policies which have been poorly thought out and are open to abuse?
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Discussion 5 : 02/10/2011 at 12:54 PM5
Now here's a well thought-out, sensitive comment about the tragic results of this year's flooding, (from meme D2): "Maybe the flood situation will improve if the Puea Thaksin government sends their MP's to play football in Laos and Malaysia?" Way to go "meme"... your untreated and ubiquitous obsession continues unabated... :>))
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Discussion 4 : 02/10/2011 at 11:01 AM4
Fixing the true problem is in order, not handing out free money that most disappears into the pockets of those handing it out
Discussion 3 : 02/10/2011 at 10:58 AM3
How's that Expo 2020 planning coming along ?
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Discussion 2 : 02/10/2011 at 10:23 AM2
Maybe the flood situation will improve if the Puea Thaksin government sends their MP's to play football in Laos and Malaysia?
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Discussion 1 : 02/10/2011 at 08:33 AM1
Declared disaster area means free money from government.
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