Thailand Live Monday 10 Oct 2011

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FLOODS

Hundreds of Honda cars submerged

The Nation

Hundreds of Honda cars, waiting for delivery to clients, were submerged in water after Rojana Industrial Park's flood barriers collapsed last weekend, according to the company's executive vice president Pitak Pruittisarikorn.

While saying that the cars would not be marketed, he said that Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co Ltd has yet to evaluate the total damage of the plant in Ayutthaya.

He added that Honda has the insurance to cover the plant and all machine, while urging the government to help drain water out of the industrial park.

Honda last week moved around 4,000 cars out of the site to the safe place. However, hundreds of vehicles are still left at its plant.

-- The Nation 2011-10-10

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Phuket Police to send body of fallen tourist to Bangkok

The late Dean McKeon. Photo courtesy of the Geelong Advertiser.

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Six arrested with 498,000 meth tablets

Six men have been arrested with 498,000 methamphetamine tablet, police announced Monday

The suspects are between 21 to 40 years old.

Police also found ten bars of heroin weighed 3 kilograms, three kilograms of crystal meth, six cars, 11 cell phones, five pistols and Bt2.7 million cash with them.

The October 7 arrest of two drug-delivery men in Suphan Buri's Mueang district had led police to arrest the remaining network members.

-- The Nation 2011-10-10

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US offer aid to flood-hit victims

The United States has offered aid including personnel and cargo aircraft to Thailand to help relieve the impacts of the flood crisis.

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North-bound train service is limited to Bang Pa-In

BANGKOK, 10 October 2011 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has to cut short its north-bound train service at Bang Pa-In station due to rising water level.

The SRT reported that railway lines serving several northern routes are now 19-64 centimeters under water, making train journeys beyond Pang Pa-In station impossible. Northeast-bound trains have to switch to Chachoengsao-Kaeng Khoi route.

Rising flood water has also forced the Marine Department to temporarily ban water traffic in Ayutthaya province for fear that inundation in residential areas and historical sites would worsen.

-- NNT 2011-10-10

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Urgent!! Evacuation order in Sam Khok, Pathumthani after water gates broken. (NNA)

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