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Animal-rescuing volunteers call for donations

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Bangkok-based animal welfare organisation TREAT is rescuing and treating animals in distress, as a large number of animals are left behind.

The Soi Dog Foundation in conjunction with TREAT is raising funds towards securing the necessary supplies and equipment needed for the flood relief to continue.

Margot Homburg co-founder of Soi Dog and founder of TREAT Bangkok is coordinating the distribution of donated funds to volunteer groups.

An emergency appeal fund has been established. Donations may be made online at: www.soidog.org/en/flood-relief or to TREAT's bank account: Bangkok Bank, Main Office Silom Road, Bangkok Account No. 101 866349 0. SWIFT CODE: BKKBTHBK

Donations are urgently needed for cages, food, transportation, medicine, temporary shelter and of course veterinary help.

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-- The Nation 2011-10-27

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373 bank branches closed

The Nation

A number of 373 bank branches in 9 provinces are temporarily closed as of 1pm on Thursday, with nearly all of them in Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi.

According to Bank of Thailand, of total 154 are in Pathum Thani, 86 in Bangkok and 69 in Nonthaburi. Meanwhile, the number of closed branches in other provinces decreased.

Altogether 3,538 ATMs are turned off, with some 2,600 in Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi. The central bank noted that the number is less than 10 per cent of total ATMs nationwide, which number 41,730. In Greater Bangkok, there are a total of 21,145 ATMs.

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-- The Nation 2011-10-27

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Sra Kaeo's Department of Immigration capture and detain 309 Cambodian illegal workers fleeing the country from the flood crisis. /TANN

16.50 Breached dykes at Gate 5 of Don Muang Airport now fixed (via @Rawangpai )

Bangkok governor pledges all possible action to contain flood to limited areas; disagrees with advised road cuts to drain water to sea /MCOT

16.52 Sandbags used for strengthening the barrier at Gate 6 of Don Muang Airport yfrog.com/gynxnyqj (via @ktnews ) #thaifloodeng

16.55 URGENT! Dykes at Puranawas temple breached (via @Voice_TV )

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Phuket tourists finger American snatch thief

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Phuket police arrested American Jake Bordes (seated) in connection

with a series of snatch thefts in the popular tourist beach area of

Kata-Karon. Photo: Warisa Themram

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17.09 Water overflowed in front of Charoenkrung Soi 22 & Sawasdee pier on Songwaad Rd. Vehicles passable (via @fm91trafficpro )

Urgent: Bkk governor adds Thaweewattana to evacuation announcement (after Don Muang, Bang Plad, Sai Mai) . /via @tanatpong_nna /RT @tulsathit:

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Thai floods to put brakes on four Toyota plans in North America

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Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday that it would suspend operations at four factories in North America because flooding in Thailand could disrupt supply chains.

Toyota would halt output Saturday at car factories in the central US states of Indiana and Kentucky as well as the Canadian province of Ontario and at an engine production plant in the eastern US state of West Virginia, the company said.

Toyota had yet to decide whether it would halt operations on other days, adding it would monitor the flooding in Thailand, which has affected the suppliers of its car parts.

The company was concerned about potential shortages of about 100 items, such as resin, castings and electronic components produced by the carmaker’s suppliers in Thailand, spokeswoman Shiori Hashimoto said.

Toyota’s operations in North America only came back to normal in September after the carmaker was forced to slash global production in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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-- The Nation 2011-10-27

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Clarifying Thaweewattana "evacuation" announcement, it's affects only Salathammasok areas. The rest told to keep close watch. /via@tulsathit

Repeat: Thaweewattana is not all under evacuation announcement. Only ppl in Salathammasok areas are told to evacuate. /RT @tulsathit:

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Chances are Yingluck will be hailed as capable leader when BKK is mostly spared. If. For this they have to up the ante. /via@BangkokDan

8 water pumps with1 million cubic meter/day capacity installed + 1million sandbag put up at Suvarnabhumi airport /TANN

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Japanese airport experts in BKK

The Nation

Two Japanese experts on airport crisis management on Thursday arrived in Thailand as part of the Japanese government's emergency assistance to the Kingdom.

On Wednesday, four experts arrived here, to assist the management of subway and water.

The airport experts represents the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, according to the statement by the Embassy of Japan in Bangkok.

They will have a meeting with the officials of Airports of Thailand Plc, which operates Suvarnabhumi Airport, on Friday, Oct 28. An inspection will be carried out on the same day.

There are fears that located in the East of Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi Airport may be flooded and this could disrupt the aviation industry.

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-- The Nation 2011-10-27

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Wasant appointed Constitutional Court president

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His Majesty the King has endorsed the appointment of Wasant Soypisut as president of the Constitutional Court, the Senate Secretariat said on Thursday.

The royal command on the Wasant appointment took effect on Wednesday.

Wasant was elected via a peer vote in August to replace Chut Chonlavorn who stepped down after serving three years in office.

The process to issue the royal command took longer than usual due to complaints related to the legal technicality of the peer vote and the justification for Chut to relinquish his position.

Chut left the court presidentcy in the wake of a video clip controversy although he would remain one of the nine justices.

The controversy erupted in 2010 following the posting of five video clips on YouTube. One of the clips showed the edited version of a judicial debate held in private chamber releated to the Democrat Party dissolution case.

Chut's private secretary Pasit Sakdanarong was suspected to be involved in the controversy. Pasit was later cleared of all charges.

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-- The Nation 2011-10-27

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Soldiers from all Units Told to Operate at All Flood-Risk Areas

BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 (NNT) - Soldiers from all units have been instructed to assist flood victims and operate at flood-risk areas in the country around the clock.

The instruction was given by Defense Minister General Yuthasak Sasiprapa, who stressed the readiness of the Army to help ease the flooding situation and the hardships of the affected people.

He also instructed army officials to work with the police in protecting flood walls in eastern Bangkok, and the Navy was also instructed to look after the embankment at the flood gate in the area of Thawi Watthana Canal, in order to protect the city from severe floods.

He stated that a disaster relief operations center had been established at the Royal Army Club on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, and it is now operational to assist flood-hit residents.

The Defense Minister said that the Royal Army Club was also ready to accommodate the Flood Relief Operations Center, if it needed to be relocated from Don Mueang Airport.

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