Thailand Live Wednesday 2 Nov 2011

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11.45am Petchkasem Soi 69 flooded by 50cm from Petchkasem Rd. till Wat Ratbamroong ~ @fm91trafficpro #thaifloodeng

11.36am Ferry boats between Ratchawong pier and Tha Din Daeng pier opens as normal today http://lockerz.com/s/152533573 ~ @js100radio #thaifloodeng

Submerged Petchkasem Rd heading to Rama II http://yfrog.com/klyziqxj /TANN

12:02pm Lak Si Circle in Bangkhen is flooded http://yfrog.com/nvyqxajj ~ @mamsawising #thaifloodeng

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AFP: Thai floods leave 427 people dead

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Provinces Send Aid to Flood Victims in Bangkok, Suburbs

Provincial administrations are sending aid such as providing mobile kitchens and medical units to flood victims in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces.

The Chanthaburi Provincial Administration launched a flood relief program which ten districts have joined.

The program will send ten mobile kitchen teams to prepare food for flood victims in Bangkok.

The launch ceremony was presided over by Deputy Provincial Governor Kriengdetch Khemthong.

Mobile kitchen teams from Pong Namron and Khlung were the first to set out yesterday.

The remaining units will follow in later days.In Sisaket Province, Provincial Governor Somsak Suwansujarit presided over the dispatch of a mobile medical unit at Sisaket Hospital to aid flood victims in Pathum Thani Province.

The unit is staffed with doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, and equipped with necessary medical tools and supplies.

-- Tan Network 2011-11-02

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RT @veen_NT: RT this: May be handy: Snake-hunter Uncle Sompop, free snake catching service (24 hr) 089 043 8445 via@acesir #Thaifloodeng

12.15pm:Fashion Island is open as normal; The Mall Bang Kae is closed due to flooding on Phetkasem Rd via @MatichonOnline @tukky_nt

Some Thai PBS reporters having easy time of it. All they do to get to flood scene is to walk out station's front door where water knee deep /via@terryfrd

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People in flood zones who have dangerous pets/animals in possession can contact 1362 for safe relocation. @tulsathit TR @js100radio

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Banks waive interprovincial ATM transfers

The Nation

All 15 banks under Thai Bankers Association are waiving interprovincial cash withdrawals from ATM nationwide.

The waiver, during Nov 4-30, is applied to withdrawals from all banks’ ATMs to facilitate clients who flee homes for safety, the TBA said in a statement.

Twatchai Yongkittikul, secretary-general, said "All banks realise the difficulties of clients particularly those who have to move out of their home in light of floods."

-- The Nation 2011-11-02

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AFP: Floods divide on-edge Thai capital

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RT @veen_NT: RT @EricSirote: Changwattana Lake in font of Government Complex Entrance http://bit.ly/uJ8Jcb

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PM orders speeded up post flood rehabilitation plan; brushes aside charges of weak flood response /MCOT

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1:05pm Petchkasem Rd. flooded by 50cm. Water continuously rises up ~ @SpringNews_TV #thaifloodeng

The Mall Bang Khae closes /MCOT

1:17pm Vibhavadi Rd. in front of Vibhavadi Hostipal already flooded by 90cm ~ @policespokesman

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1:21pm Don Muang Airport from NASA http://fb.me/Ua5BQTrw ~ @nationweekend #thaifloodeng

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Big sandbags to stem northern overflow to capital

BANGKOK, Nov 2 - In an attempt to curb the deluge from the north from overflowing into inner Bangkok, operations using 2.5 tonne sandbags are up and running with the levee length to be extended to five kilometres at Chulalongkorn sluice gate and expected to be finished by tomorrow, according to Transport Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat.

The action is expected to reduce water overflowing into two key roads, Phaholyothin and Vibhavadi, as well as Khlong Prapa, the main source of tap water in the capital and neighbouring provinces, he said.

Don Mueang Airport, the city's old airport on Vibhavadi Road, was forced to close operations and domestic flight services after weeks of being submerged under more than one metre deep water. The government's Flood Relief Operations Centre, which used the airport as its base, was relocated to Ministry of Energy headquarters.

Deputy Bangkok Governor Pornthep Thechapaiboon said he hoped that the situation would improve by Friday if the operations finish as scheduled.

Meanwhile, Defence Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa reiterated the need to speed up salvaging flooded Don Mueang airport by Friday to restore the country's image. The Royal Thai Air Force, he said, was the main agency tasked to coordinate with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to carry out the mission.

The Royal Thai Army would be asked to lend a helping hand if needed. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2011-11-02

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1:29pm Water level behind Klong Hok Wa sluice gate reduces after 17 water pump installed ~ @SpringNews_TV

1:31pm PM Yingluck said she's not weak, denied about talking with Thaksin in Skype fb.me/1k1yiOuDR ~ @NationChannel24

1.30pm Vibhavadi outbound passable only until Wat Sameannari ~ @Rawangpai

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1:39pm Government preparing to import more 7 million eggs springnewstv.tv/news/economy/1… ~ @SpringNews_TV

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1:40pm Plodprasob said Thonburi side will be inundated for 15-20 days ~ @nnanews

Five Border Patrol Police on two trucks wounded in bombing in Yala's Bannang Sata; another bomb targets volunteer rangers with no casualties/MCOT

1:41pm Staffs fixing Klong Sam Wa sluice gate bit.ly/vke1mT ~ @Voice_TV

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1:42pm Small cars impassable at Kaset junction due to high flood bit.ly/ua7t6i ~ @Voice_TV

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SET index midday down 5.90 pt, 0.61 pct

November 2, 2011 1:09 am

Thai composite stocks index (SET) at midday Wednesday stood at 950.79, down 5.80 points, or 0.61 per cent amid Bt 11.67 billion turnover.

Blue chip SET-50 index was at 671.74, down 5.00 points, or 0.74 per cent.

Top five active (value) stocks: PTTGC, PTT, IVL, SCC, BANPU.

-- The Nation 2011-11-02

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1:44pm Traffic on Petchkasem between Bang Khae junction & Buddhamonthon Sai 4 now blocked due to high flood ~ @fm91trafficpro

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Tesco Lotus to inspect warehouses in Sam Kok, Pathum Thani and Wang Noi, Ayutthaya where flood water has begun to recede. /TAN_Network

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1:52pm Frm tollway exit @ Thai Mint to the North now passable,in front of Bangpa-in Industrial Estate still flooded by 30cm~ @fm91trafficpro

1:54pm Water creeping from drainages in Bangchan Industrial Estate bit.ly/sSw2YC ~ @manageronlines

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@PouYingluck is back

@PouYingluck, twitter account of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, is back to business on Wednesday after being hacked in October.

Follow this link:http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/509638-pouyingluck-is-back/page__view__findpost__p__4815928

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1:52pm Frm tollway exit @ Thai Mint to the North now passable,in front of Bangpa-in Industrial Estate still flooded by 30cm~ @fm91trafficpro

TRAFFIC: Phetkasem highway from Phetkasem Soi 50 to Krathumban district in Samut Sakhon, has been closed due to high floodwater level

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Seven districts of Nakhon Pathom flooded

November 2, 2011

Seven districts in Nakhon Pathom have been hit by floods and the authorities believe the entire province will be inundated in three days.

The seven districts include Bang Lane, Samphran, Nakhon Chaisri, Buddha Monthon.

The authorities expect the flooding situation would worse because local residents did not allow the authorities to set up any flood embankment. The local people wanted the floodwaters to drain into canals naturally.

The province has opened over 60 shelters for flood evacuees.

-- The Nation 2011-11-02

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Repair at flood gates at Klong Sam Wa will be completed today;flood rising at Bang Chan industrial estate Wed./via@Biz_TheNation

Flood at Petchkasem Rd.in front of The Mall dept store is 50cm.deep;Nong Kaem flood still rising,some residents are evacuating/via@Biz_TheNation

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2:09pm BKK governor said BMA ready to work with FROC, asked to participate in any decision about Bangkok area ~ @js100radio

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FROC: Office of Atoms for Peace on NBT now, discussion risk of flooding and effects on nuclear reactor there./TAN_Network

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FROC: Parking area at Office of Atoms for Peace is already 50CM higher than Vibahvadi-Rangsit Rd. #ThaiFloodENG (Con't)/TAN_Network

FROC: Actual building of Office for Atoms for Peace is elevated, 170CM above Vibhavadi-Rangsit Rd. (con't)/TAN_Network

FROC: Nuclear reactor at Office of Atoms for Peace is a pool-type reactor, immersed in an open pool of water/TAN_Network

FROC: (con't) Wall of nuclear reactor pool is 1M thick and is 8.7M higher than Vibhavadi-Rangsit Rd, can withstand 2-3 tons of/TAN_Network

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Most factories in Bang Chan Industrial Estate suspend operations

November 2, 2011

Most factories in the Bang Chan Industrial Estate in Bangkok's Min Buri district have suspended operations although the estate has not been flooded yet, the director of the estate said Wednesday.

Prapas Klaysri said the factories, which still operating, restricted their operations only to the day shift following a flood threat in the district.

He said there are 93 factories in the industrial estate, which hire about 13,800 workers altogether. The factories have combined investment of Bt19.844 billion.

The factories in the estate include Saha Union, Farmhouse, Honda, Yamyam, and Daily Foods.

Prapas said troops have been deployed to reinforced floodwalls around the industrial estate.

-- The Nation 2011-11-02

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Official launch of IKEA tomorrow. Free shuttle bus from BTS Udomsuk. First 20 million baht donated to flood victims/via@Richardbarrow