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                    [Title] => Thailand - a country at the crossroads
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I can't claim to be an expert on Thailand, not of its society and current political upheaval. But as I have written last Sunday, a part of me still hurts every time I read in the news about all the discord happening there, or see the protests on TV.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135764 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620184 [AuthorName] => Nigel Paul C. Villarete [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1308514 [Title] => First Pac may hike stake in Thai toll firm [Summary] =>

The tandem of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd. and Philippine infrastructure giant Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is looking at increasing its stake in a toll road operator in Thailand.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 745277 [Title] => Floods threaten Bangkok as north starts rebuild [Summary] =>

As floodwaters drained from Thailand's flood-ravaged central heartland through Bangkok on Monday, residents in long-submerged provinces to the north of the capital were starting to rebuild their lives.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-07 15:44:30 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 745255 [Title] => Death toll from Thailand floods rises past 500 [Summary] =>

The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in half a century climbed above 500, as advancing pools of polluted black water threatened Bangkok's subway system Monday and new evacuations were ordered in the sprawling capital.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-07 10:31:03 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 743889 [Title] => Thai flood holdouts complicate relief efforts [Summary] =>

There's no food left for sale anywhere near Thipawan Pipatkul's house. In fact, there's not much of her house left above the surface now that the fetid black waters have poured in. Yet, like thousands in Bangkok's flood zones, she's ignoring government warnings to evacuate.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-03 11:35:26 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 743553 [Title] => Thai flood holdouts complicate relief effort [Summary] =>

There's no food left for sale anywhere near Thipawan Pipatkul's house. In fact, there's not much of her house left above the surface now that the fetid black waters have poured in. Yet, like thousands in Bangkok's flood zones, she's ignoring government warnings to evacuate.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-02 16:09:14 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 742473 [Title] => (UPDATE) Bangkok flood defenses hold back peak coastal tide [Summary] =>

Defenses shielding the center of Thailand's capital from the worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held at critical peak tides Saturday, but areas along the city's outskirts remained submerged along with much of the countryside.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-29 22:00:16 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 742224 [Title] => Bangkok flood defenses set for their biggest test [Summary] =>

The complex network of flood defenses erected to shield Thailand's capital from the country's worst floods in nearly 60 years was set for one of its biggest tests yet Saturday as coastal high tides approached their peak.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-29 10:10:19 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 741525 [Title] => Thousands leave flood-surrounded Thai capital [Summary] =>

Tens of thousands of people jammed bus stations and highways to flee Thailand's capital as flood forecasts turned more grim and the first official evacuations were ordered.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-27 10:58:22 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 740854 [Title] => Floodwaters enter Thai capital's second airport [Summary] =>

Thailand's devastating flood crisis deepened Tuesday after floodwaters began pouring over sandbagged barriers protecting Bangkok's second airport, forcing a halt to commercial flights after airlines based there suspended operations.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-25 16:56:07 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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