enlarge More than 700 inmates at the Chanthaburi provincial prison were relocated to the nearby Trat prison yesterday as the jailhouse was submerged under two-metre-deep flood water.
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138,000 fall sick because of floods
The Public Health Ministry Sunday warned people to avoid walking through floodwater, which often host germs and leeches.
Mahathir confirms talks between Thai govt, Muslim groups
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad brokered talks between Thai officials and Muslim groups from Thailand's south to help resolve the conflict there, his office confirmed for the first time Sunday.
Belt fails, bags pile up
A total of 6,772 pieces of luggage destined for more than 20 international and domestic flights failed to get on board at Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday due to a malfunctioning conveyor-belt system.
Irrigation dept issues more flood warnings
The Royal Irrigation Department yesterday issued its first warning for Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and areas outside the flood barriers of Bangkok to strengthen and heighten their own barriers and prepare for possible evacuation if they fail.
Army 'never back in barracks'
Thai soldiers will never fade from politics and the Army is still a "training school" for prime ministers, a renowned historian said yesterday
Local girls clear the first hurdle
[TENNIS] Thailand's Napaporn Tongsalee and Nungnadda Wannasuk cleared their first hurdles on day one of the US$200,000 PTT Bangkok Open qualifying rounds at the Rama Gardens Hotel yesterday.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?