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Massive clean-up begins

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Download The Bangkok city government this week declared the most severe floods to hit the country in 50 years have receded.

Across Thailand the floods claimed almost 800 lives.

As Ron Corben reports from the Muang Ake community on the outskirts of Bangkok it may take months before life can return to normal -- if at all.

Last Updated ( Monday, 02 January 2012 10:35 )
 

Thai migrant learning centres; a lifeline for Burmese youth

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Download Under Thai government policy, all children, regardless of their status in the country, can attend school for free, but many of the hundreds of thousands of migrant children from neighboring Burma do not.

For many it’s because they can’t speak Thai or they have to work to support their families.

There are more than 2 million migrants who live and work in Thailand and less than half are officially registered making it hard for NGOs and the government to reach their children and put them in schools.

Migrant learning centres run by local NGOs and supported by the Thai Ministry of Education are providing a much needed alternative.

Teerapap Pengjun went to visit one such centre, the Wat Pa Pao Learning Centre in Chiang Mai.

Last Updated ( Friday, 23 December 2011 17:00 )
 

Thai Flooding to Raise Computer Prices

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Download Thailand is a centre for high-tech manufacturing and massive flooding in the past month has inundated industrial estates around Bangkok which make computer, camera and automotive parts.

Now, leading manufacturers such as Toshiba and Western Digital are predicting sharp price rises after more than a quarter of the world's hard drive production was wiped out.

It will take months to repair the damage.

Zoe Daniel, South-East Asia correspondent for Radio Australia reports.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 December 2011 14:56 )
 

Anger Rises in Bangkok’s Flooded Areas

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Download The good news for Bangkok is that the city centre seems to have avoided the massive flooding that has crippled outlying areas of the Thai capital.

The bad news is that it could be more than a month before the floodwaters recede.

Some residents are angry about the way authorities have handled flood protection and prevention and they want flood barriers opened up to release the water.

Zoe Daniel of Radio Australia reports.

Last Updated ( Monday, 07 November 2011 11:13 )
 

Thailand Floods Unites the Nation

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A massive body of water is moving from the Northern provinces and now threatening to inundate the capital Bangkok.

More than 300 people have already been killed.

Newly elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been criticized for not handling the crisis.

Experts warn it may take up to six weeks for the waters to recede.

Ron Corben reports from Bangkok.

Last Updated ( Monday, 24 October 2011 10:39 )
 
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