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Cabinet approves flood rehabilitation plan as proposed by NESDB; orders all ministries to come up with own plan too/TAN_Network

1 northern train service to BKK resumes today via Chiang Mai-BKK route but train takes 10 hours due to detour around flooded areas/TAN_Network

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Flooding at Sukhumvit Soi 50 recedes after repair on Phra Kanong Canal's flood wall completed since 10.30pm last night/TAN_Network

Commerce Ministry: Oct inflation rose 4.19% y-o-y and 0.19% m-o-m due to higher food prices because of flooding/TAN_Network

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Suvarnabhumi Airport is now at risk of being inundated now that Govt is forcing open the sluice gate at Khlong Sam Wa./via@thanongK

If Suvarnabhumi is to be shut down from the floods, Thailand will also shut itself out from the world. Don Muang is already lost./via@thanongK

So far Govt has not attempted to shift water to the eastern part of BKK at all. Water keeps piling up in Pathum and N. BKK./via@thanongK

But Khlong Saen Sap's levels are not the same all the way -- overflows through the embankment are certain to occur./via@thanongK

That's why BMA has warned that if Khlong Sam Wa's gate were to be open -- even by one metre -- all districts in BKK would be inundated./via@thanongK

Before this BMA assured that at least 19 districts would be safe from the floods. Now the scenario has completely changed./via@thanongK

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Deputy PM Kittirat reiterates necessity to borrow at least Bt100 bln for flood rehab; foreign experts to be brought in to determine amount/TAN_Network

Dep PM Chalerm to bring in police from non-flooded provinces to increase patrol in flooded areas,using 4-wheeled vehicles,helicopter,boats/TAN_Network

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Thai officials on defensive as flood anger mounts

BANGKOK, November 1, 2011 (AFP) - Bangkok authorities insisted on Tuesday they could not ease the flooding crisis for everyone in the city, as anger and misery grew in inundated areas over the lack of assistance from officials.

Follow this link: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/509389-thai-officials-on-defensive-as-flood-anger-mounts/page__view__findpost__p__4813256

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Public Health Min: 2 deaths from leptospirosis in Lopburi,Nakhon Sawan from wading in flood water; psychiatrists to help flood victims/TAN_Network

SET president: 30 listed firms halt production from flooding; firms make up 1% of total market cap/TAN_Network

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Floods pushed up CPI by 4.19% in Oct

Petchanet Pratruangkrai

The Nation

Thai consumer price index increased by 4.19 percent year on year last month, rising largely due to floods damaged farm production and manufacturing sector, according to the Commerce Ministry reports today.

Inflation in the first 10 months of this year rose 3.79 percent, higher than the annual targeted at 3.2-3.7 percent.

The ministry permanent secretary Yanyong Phuangrach said the annual inflation will grow higher than the previous expected to 3.8 percent this year due to severe impact from flooding caused higher foods and goods price. The floods impact will mark up inflation by 0.38 percent in the final quarter of this year, while add on annual inflation by 0.1percent.

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-- The Nation 2011-11-01

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Telecom expert expects communication network not to be affected by flooding unless electricity is cut in a wide area/TAN_Network

Agriculture Minister Thira plans to cut drainage into western BKK by 10% over 5 days to lessen flood pressure on inner BKK/TAN_Network

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RELOCATION

Makro temporarily moves office to Chon Buri

The Nation

Siam Makro Plc is temporarily relocating its head office in flood-prone Bang Kapi district to the store in Chon Buri.

The measure is to ensure the continuity of business plan and reinforce logistics in response to a rising demand of goods beyond normalcy. The new temporary head office will be close to its distribution centres, the company said in a statement.

Pariyanuch Na Taguatung, marketing director of Siam Makro, said "The relocation will not only assure operations continuity but also offer a safer environment for employees, our most valuable resources."

All Makro stores will remain open and maintain competitive selling prices, she added.

Suppliers and business alliances can contact the new office at 55/3 Moo 2 Sukhumvit Road, Samet, Muang, Chon Buri 20000 on 0 3827 9201-10, or Makro Call Centre on 0 2351 8888 during 0600-2300 hours, or visit www.siammakro.co.th

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-- The Nation 2011-11-01

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2.04pm Soi Khuborn from Ramintra Rd. flooded by 5cm. After the bridge by 20cm, small cars should avoid pic.twitter.com/Ou1OQBWO ~ @js100radio

#thaifloodEng Bangkok Governor: Bangchan under close watch for possible flooding; worry about water sluice gate at Klong Sam Wa opened one metre under residents pressure/MCOT

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Opposition to file motion to inquire PM about floods

The opposition will Wednesday submit an interpolation to inquire the prime minister about measures to deal with flooding situation, chief opposition whip Jurin Laksanavisith said Tuesday.

Jurin said about 30 opposition MPs wanted to debate on the flood situation so the opposition whips would convene a meeting at 11 am on Wednesday to define the framework for the debate, which would start in the afternoon.

He said the opposition would question Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on four points:

1) How to prevent the areas which have not yet been flooded and about how the government would provide correct information to the public

2) How to drain water from flooded areas fast

3) How to alleviate flood victims; how to efficiently evacuate flood victims and how to tackle rising prices of consumers' goods

4) How to rehabilitate agricultural, industrial and social sectors systematically.

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-- The Nation 2011-11-01

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1,000 good-behaviour inmates deployed to fight flooding

About 1,000 good-behaviour inmates from the Bangkok Central Prison have been deployed to help fixing a waterworks canal embankment, the corrections director-general said Tuesday.

Pol Col Suchart Wongananchai, the director-general of the Corrections Department, said the inmates were sent to help the Public Works and Town and Country Planning Department repair 4-kilometre-long embankment of the Waterworks Canal in Ban Nawong area.

The inmates will rotate to work for the public works department on around the clock basis, Suchart said.

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-- The Nation 2011-11-01

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