RT @MimiSawitta: View from Mor Chit BTS earlier this morning. "Venice of the East" indeed http://yfrog.com/klfxcqyj

BUSINESS RESUMPTION

Central/Major Pinklao re-opened

The Nation

Central Plaza Pinklao and Major Cineplex in the area will be reopened on Sunday, Nov 13, as flood level in the area recedes.

In a statement, Major Cineplex Group Plc said that the standalone branch with 13 theatres will resume normal service on Nov 13, starting with a 10am showtime. Meanwhile, its cineplex branch with 12 theatres inside Central Plaza Pinklao will re-open doors on Nov 14.

Since floods hit Bangkok, Major which operates nearly 70 per cent of theatres in Thailand has closed the operations of 103 screens at 12 branches - Major-Rangsit, Future-Rangsit, Big C-Nava Nakorn, Lotus-Nava Nakorn, Chaeng Wattana, Fashion Island, Thanyaburi, Major-Pinklao, Central-Pinklao, Petchkasaem, Salaya, and Ratchayothin. It also closed 7 bowling branches.

-- The Nation 2011-11-11

AirAsia’s Online Flight Booking Services to be Unavailable this Weekend

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RT @RichardBarrow: From the air, it looks like Suvarnabhumi area has floods, but these are shrimp farms http://bit.ly/uKzwuZ

Public Health Ministry: flooding caused illness to almost 1.6 mln people since flooding started in Central provinces /TANN

HRH Princess Chulabhorn says HM the King has fallen ill with bleeding in the stomach after watching news about flooding and being worried/TAN_Network

According to Dr Seri, the longer pumps keep working at Khlong Bang Sue, the more anemic "worst case scenario" gets for Victory monument/via@terryfrd

A major pump failure now might led to only 20-30cm at Victor monumnet, Dr Seri says, because volume incoming water reduced./via@terryfrd

Dr Seri now says Rama 2 may remain passable despite the water, which is starting to go under the road to flood other side./via@terryfrd

Big puzzle now is why water in the west is having such a hard time getting to the sea. Small canals not working efficiently./via@terryfrd

Not a word tonight on Sukhumvit, Ratchaprasong, Wattana (my district) which looks more & more likely to remain dry./via@terryfrd

The big losers in latest defence of BKK continue to be those living above big bag barrier near Don Muang. Not benefit from level drops/via@terryfrd

Protest on Rama II Rd disperses after locals can agree on water drainage/TAN_Network

More than 1,000 suicidal following flood crisis

More than 1,000 people whose lives have been disrupted by the floods are at risk of committing suicide, Disaster Mitigation Centre director Phanu Yaemsri said Friday.

Of more than 1.3 million Thais affected by floods, 1,154 had been found to be suicide risks, he said.

Phanu said The Public Health Ministry had conducted psychiatric checkups on 114,815 people. Apart from those with suicide risk, 7,308 reported feelings of depression and 6,170 said they were under stress. Of these, 5,578 had been given medication while 1,786 were under special monitoring.

At least 533 people have died as a result of the floods and two people are missing.

Some 7,210 villages in 129 districts of 23 provinces are still under water.

-- The Nation 2011-11-11

First House-Senate session turns into blame game

Pravit Rojanaphruk

The Nation

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BMA: 44 BMA offices flooded (17 medical centers, 25 schools, 2 district offices namely Taweewattana and Don Muang)/TAN_Network

Police: conflict between 2 groups of residents on Rama II Rd about water drainage to be mediated by district chief tomorrow morning/TAN_Network

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Thailand Live Saturday 12 Nov 2011

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