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1. news | 22/02/2012
Court: Financial decrees constitutional
» The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled that two executive decrees related to water management and post-flood rehabilitation and debt management issued by the cabinet do not violate the constitution.
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2. lifestyle | 22/02/2012
Making sense of science
Newspaper section: Life
» Did you know it is the calcium carbide in turtle shell that was the source of inspiration for an army tank? The same way it was the shark scale's water pressure-reducing qualities for a swimsuit and the adhesive pro...
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3. learning | 20/02/2012
Flood prevention: Running out of time
About floods
» Delays dredging canals & irrigation repairs, public hearings on farmer compensation for water retention, all make 3 month deadline difficult.
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4. news | 19/02/2012
Bang ban puts damper on PM's water retention plan
By Sunthon Pongpao, Newspaper section: News
» AYUTTHAYA : Residents of Bang Ban district have slammed the government's plan to turn their land into a water retention area, insisting they have never been consulted about it.
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5. news | 18/02/2012
Urgent projects allotted B5bn
FLOOD PREVENTION
By Manop Thip-Osod, Newspaper section: News
» The government has approved an additional budget of 5 billion baht to implement 117 urgent water management projects ranging from upstream to downstream areas, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.
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6. news | 17/02/2012
B4.9bn for urgent water projects
» The government has approved 117 urgent water management projects for provinces in upstream, middle stream and downstream areas with a combined value of 4.99 billion baht, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday...
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7. news | 17/02/2012
State water retention plan takes flak from residents
FLOOD PREVENTION
Newspaper section: News
» AYUTTHAYA : The government's plan to retain floodwater on vast areas of land in eight Central Plains provinces is taking flak from residents.
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8. news | 16/02/2012
Floodway plan finished, Kittiratt says
WATER MANAGEMENT
Newspaper section: News
» Plans to construct a new floodway along eastern Bangkok channelling water from the Central Plains to the Gulf of Thailand are complete, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong says.
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9. tech | 15/02/2012
US in new cybersecurity push
» US senators, warning of potentially catastrophic cyberattacks, introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting critical infrastructure such as power, water and transportation systems.
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10. opinion | 15/02/2012
Flooding us with unrealistic warnings
Postbag
Newspaper section: News
» Re: ''Ministers issue water warning'' (BP, Feb 14). One can only wonder how our Minister of Science and Technology came up with these hypothetical 27 typhoons (why not 22 or 29?) and how can one forec...
