Thailand Live Saturday 2 Aug 2014

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Flood warnings for Mekong

 

BANGKOK: -- Heavy rains may cause dangerous flooding along the upper parts of the Mekong River in Cambodia in the coming days, a senior official at the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology warned yesterday.

 

Mao Hak, deputy director of technical works at the Department of Hydrology and River Work, told the Phnom Post that rainfall in Kampong Cham, Kratie and Stung Treng provinces will climb to “alarm” levels by Sunday.

“The villagers who are living along the river or central lowland need to be aware, especially for their children and elderly people, and they have to make sure that these people keep away from the water,” he said.

A statement issued by Hak’s department said that while the Mekong’s water stations at Stung Treng, Kratie and Kampong Cham measured safe water levels of 10, 20.25 and 13.65 metres yesterday, the river’s depths are expected to breach the alarm threshold by August 3 as they reach 10.75, 21.95 and 15 metres.

The announcement follows last week’s warning from the ministry that the remnants of Typhoon Rammasun, which hit China, Vietnam and the Philippines in-mid July, were causing the Mekong to quickly rise.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/flood-warnings-mekong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flood-warnings-mekong

 

[thaipbs]2014-08-02[/thaipbs]

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UPDATE:

Family of three and maid perish in furniture shop fire
 

 

PHUKET: -- Four people died of suffocation and the shop owner injured when a fire broke out at a three-storey row shophouse in downtown Phuket early Saturday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748214-breaking-10-year-old-boy-among-dead-in-phuket-town-fire/#entry8187332

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Explosion at factory in eastern China kills 65: state media

KUNSHAN, China - An explosion killed 65 people Saturday as it ripped through a factory in eastern China on Saturday, state media said, injuring 150 in what appeared to be an industrial accident.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748262-explosion-at-factory-in-eastern-china-kills-65-state-media/

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NCPO chief orders Defence, Foreign Affairs Ministries to oversee operations to evacuate Thais from Libya; 8 students arrive back to BKK /MCOT

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Thailand to waive visa fees for Chinese, Taiwanese tourists
By Digital Content 
 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 2 -- In an effort to boost tourism, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Puangketkeow said he and tourism related agencies had sought and received approval from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to waive visa fees for tourists from China and Taiwan for three months, starting from August.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748306-thailand-to-waive-visa-fees-for-chinese-taiwanese-tourists/

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More Thais to leave Libya for home next week
By Digital Content 

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 2 -- The Philippines and Thailand have agreed to cooperate in evacuating their citizens staying in Libya, as more Thai workers are expected to return home next week, said Sihasak Puangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Thai Foreign Affairs.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748307-more-thais-to-leave-libya-for-home-next-week/

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RT @SkyNewsBreak: Carl Pistorius who is brother of Oscar Pistorius said to be in critical condition after head-on collision on road to Pretoria in S Africa

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Australian couple abandon surrogate Down's Syndrome baby

A campaign for a baby with Down's Syndrome left with his surrogate Thai mother by an Australian couple has raised over $120,000 (£70,000).

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748312-australian-couple-abandon-surrogate-downs-syndrome-baby/

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Family’s anguish at delay in justice for Keighley teacher attacked in Thailand

 

PATTAYA: -- THE LONG wait for justice is continuing for the parents of Keighley teacher Adam Pickles who was put in a coma after being hit with an iron bar in Thailand.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748326-familys-anguish-at-delay-in-justice-for-keighley-teacher-attacked-in-thailand/

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Fears of Australia surrogacy ban over abandoned Down Syndrome baby 

SYDNEY, August 2, 2014 (AFP) - Reports that an Australian couple abandoned a baby with his surrogate mother in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome have raised fears Australia will ban international surrogacy, a support group said Saturday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/747913-australian-couple-abandon-down-syndrome-baby-with-thai-surrogate-mother/page-5#entry8188178

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to continue:

Thailand Live Sunday 03 Aug 2014

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748425-thailand-live-sunday-03-aug-2014/