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Swiss Re doubles profits, but warns of Thai floods’ impact

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:43:59 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies, has third quarter net income of $1.3 billion, a 118 percent increase over the same period a year earlier, the company announced Thursday 3 November. The strong performance was due to a combination of what the company calls “a moderate natural catastrophe experience [...]

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Swiss send four humanitarian aid experts to Thailand

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:31:08 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Four specialists from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) were dispatched to Thailand by the Swiss government, which is also supplying CHF100,000 to help Thailand and Cambodia organize their flood aid efforts. The team of four experts is made up of a water specialist, microbiologist, and two experts on flood containment and [...]

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Dublin, NW Italy join Bangkok with flood woes (update)

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:35:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Dublin is under water and three people are dead, five missing in Liguria, in northwest Italy, as heavy rains led to floods Monday and Tuesday. Thailand’s continuing woes from rivers swollen by weeks of heavy rain resulted in the second airport in the capital, Bangkok, being closed Tuesday 25 October. Dublin is [...]

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Flooding in Bangkok shuts down airport

Laila Rodriguez — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:49:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com THAILAND – The Thai government has ordered the shut down of Bangkok’s second airport as floodwaters advance towards the nation’s capital. The cabinet also ordered a five-day holiday for Bangkok and 20 other provinces affected by the worst flooding in decades, amid warnings a high tide would surge up the capital’s main river and escalate [...]

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Floods move into Bangkok

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:46:06 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The massive flooding that has hit Thailand now threatens the capital, Bangkok, and its governor, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, has ordered the city to open its floodgates to let water run out to the sea through city canals. There are fears in some government quarters that the system may leak, causing flooding in the [...]

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Bangkok governor sluices floodgate rumours

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:41:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The governor of Bangkok offered what the Bangkok Post called “a testy response” Thursday 13 October after the minister for science and technology caused panic by issuing an evacuation order for northern Bangkok and nearby areas. The order was based on a misunderstanding and was corrected, but not before damage was done. [...]

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Week-end storms nearly the norm: USA, Africa, Thailand

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:38:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Hurricanes and tropical storms in Asia and North America, torrential rains in Africa: heavy rains and flooding are causing heavy damage and deaths. Irene drifted from a hurricane to a tropical storm by the time it hit New York, and while damage was less than feared, the storm killed 16 people in [...]

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Inflation worries voiced as new Thai PM promises wage increases

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:46:14 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Thailand’s first woman prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, was voted into office 3 July in a landslide victory but the promises of higher wages and a host of social improvements is prompting fears in the business world that inflation will rise. The country’s economic growth was strong in 2010, but inflation reached more [...]

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Sting taken out of wildlife smuggler’s market binge

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:10:35 +0000

GenevaLunch.com A regular airport scan spotted animals in a man’s suitcases, but the sheer size and variety of the smuggled wildlife were a daunting haul by any standards. The live creatures the Indonesian was caught with at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport as he was boarding an Air Asia flight home came from the local Bangkok market, [...]

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Cambodia-Thailand dispute over temple

Laila Rodriguez — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:14:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The remains of Preah Vihear, an ancient temple built nearly 1,000 years ago and a Unesco heritage site, are at the heart of a dispute between Cambodia and Thailand that has claimed several lives. More than 10,000 Cambodian villagers reportedly have been evacuated from areas along the Thai border and are waiting for relief from [...]

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