This report, “International Labour Migration in a Changing Climate”, provides insights from Malaysia and Thailand on how, and in what contexts, international labour migration can be a viable adaptation strategy to climate change. The report provides experiences and perspectives of migrant workers, employers and government representatives on the topic. This …
Peak tides tested Bangkok's flood defenses on Sunday as hope rose that the center of the Thai capital might escape the worst floods in decades, but that was little comfort for swamped suburbs and provinces where worry about disease is growing. The floods have killed at least 381 people since …
Thailand may lose a quarter of its main rice crop in the nation’s worst flooding in decades, the government estimates, which could boost prices of the staple and further squeeze shipments from the world’s top exporter. The flood damage to rice comes at a time when Thailand, which accounts for …
Traffic clogged roads out of the Thai capital Friday as tens of thousands of people fled ahead of a high tide expected to worsen floods that have inundated factories and prompted foreign governments to warn their citizens to stay away. The main concern is that Bangkok's Chao Phraya River will …
Bangkok: Panic gripped residents of Bangkok on Thursday as floodwaters inundated seven of the city’s 50 districts, most on the northern outskirts. There, roads have turned into rivers and homes and businesses are swamped. On one flooded key east-west artery, police were turning back small cars, telling them the road …
Rapidly growing megacities in Africa and Asia face the highest risks from rising sea levels, floods and other climate change impacts, says a global survey aimed at guiding city planners and investors. The study by risk analysis and mapping firm Maplecroft, released on Wednesday, comes as the United Nations says …
Thailand's Chao Praya river swelled to record highs on Friday, as big-name tourist hotels were emptying and foreign governments warned their citizens away from the capital. Bangkok residents were debating whether to evacuate before the latest flooding disaster worsens. Water is starting to encroach on the capital city as Thailand …
New Delhi:The floods in Thailand are threatening to disrupt component supplies to carmakers in India, at a time when many of them are still coming out of the supply constraints suffered due to the tsumani and quake in Japan. Thailand is a key hub for carmakers, especially the Japanese companies, …
Thailand's capital, Bangkok, was braced for more flooding on Sunday as water levels rose in some of it's northern suburbs and troops raced to fortify defense walls to protect two key industrial zones. Authorities have taken measures to divert floodwaters flowing from the north away from the city and into …
More than 100 people were killed in flash floods caused by heavy storms in central Myanmar this week, an official said on Sunday. “So far, 35 dead bodies were found out of 106 missing people. The other 71 people are also believed to have been killed in the floods” on …
Thailand's hundreds of thousands of flood victims are at risk of water-borne diseases and infections, the World Health Organisation said Saturday, though no major outbreaks have been reported yet. The spread of communicable diseases such as diarrhoea, respiratory illness and conjunctivitis among displaced flood victims in shelters was a key …
Bangladesh will provide US$ 1 million as relief support to the flood victims of Thailand as the country is experiencing a devastating flood, which is worse in more than 50 years. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it through a statement yesterday. “The government and the people of Bangladesh are …
Thousands of Thai soldiers and volunteers worked on Wednesday to strengthen Bangkok’s flood defenses as water surged to the edges of the city, two days after officials proclaimed that the worst was over. The governor of Bangkok, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, called for more than a million additional sandbags to be filled, …
New Delhi: An effective vaccine against malaria — the first for any parasitic disease, is a step closer to reality. The first ever widescale trial of the candidate vaccine RTS,S prevented clinical malaria in 56% of five- to 17-month-old children it was tried on over a period of one year. …
Thailand's budget deficit would be far higher than planned because of the worst flooding in 50 years, the government said on Tuesday, and people in Bangkok were told not to drop their guard even if the immediate danger to the capital had passed. Flooding in the north, northeast and center …
Damages from Thailand's worst flooding in decades continued to mount as parts of another industrial estate were inundated and residents worried that Bangkok remained vulnerable despite recent receding waters. Thailand's capital city so far has remained largely unaffected, because of a system of walls, dikes, canals and tunnels that steer …
Thailand's government is expressing confidence that Bangkok will escape the worst flooding to hit this nation in decades as flood waters begin receding across central plains north of the capital. Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut says said the largest volumes of runoff water flowing down from the north have already passed …
Bangkok: Floods in Thailand engulfed another industrial estate today but the capital, Bangkok, appears for now to have escaped the devastation seen elsewhere in the country despite heavy monsoon rain and water streaming towards it from the north. Flooding has killed 297 people since late July and caused $3 billion …
Workers and soldiers raced to finish defensive walls around inner Bangkok on Thursday as floodwater that has covered about a third of Thailand threatened the capital. At least 283 people have been killed around the country by heavy monsoon rain, floods and mudslides since late July and in the past …
An HIV drug, declared unsafe and unfit for use by WHO in 2009, continues to be the first-line treatment drug for a majority of Indian HIV+ people on Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART). The Tamil Nadu government may pride itself on supplying free medication to thousands of HIV+ patients, but the …
Thailand on Wednesday declared a third of its provinces to be disaster zones, as auto giant Toyota called a halt to work after production was affected by the country’s worst flooding in decades. The government’s move aims to speed up relief operations, as the floods have left at least 281 …
