Oct 25 Watch Bangkok Residents Brace for More Floods Bangkok Becomes 'Sandbag City' as Residents Brace for Floods… Continue watching
Oct 25 In Flooded Bangkok, a ‘Sandbag Fortress’ By Larisa Epatko Many of Bangkok's nearly 10 million residents are hunkering down behind sandbags or seeking other temporary shelter as their homes get swallowed up by rising flood waters from the north. Continue reading
Oct 25 Rising Waters Put Thailand at Risk By Larisa Epatko Flood waters have destroyed thousands of homes in Bangkok and surrounding communities in Thailand, and forced more than 100,000 people into temporary shelters. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch News Wrap: Afghan-NATO Mission Targets Haqqani Network In other news Monday, about 200 insurgents were reportedly killed or captured in a NATO-Afghan operation targeted at the Pakistan-based Haqqani network in Eastern Afghanistan. Also, rising floodwaters in Thailand forced hundreds of people to flee one of Bangkok's main… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Mother Nature, Manmade Changes Fuel Flooding Across Asia Mother Nature, Changing Infrastructure Fuel Worst Floods in Half-Century… Continue watching
Oct 14 Raw Video: In Thailand, Rising Waters and Risky Rescues By Larisa Epatko Heavy monsoon rains have swamped a third of Thailand since summer, causing at least $3 billion in damages, according to the Thai government. In this raw video footage from APTN, residents sandbag their homes and escape flooded areas by clinging… Continue reading
Jul 27 Special Report: Thailand’s Islamic Rebellion By Larisa Epatko Our partners at GlobalPost explore the increasingly dangerous separatist movement in southern Thailand and how people are responding in a series of reports posted this week on its website. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch North Koreans Risk Lives to Escape Via Underground Railroad As famine grips North Korea, some are choosing to make a difficult journey to Thailand through a modern-day underground railroad. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Apr 28 Thailand, Cambodia Call Truce After Week of Fighting By Larisa Epatko The latest flare-up in a long-standing territorial dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has resulted in the deaths of at least 15 people and displaced tens of thousands during a week's worth of fighting. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch News Wrap: Security Forces Recapture Some Afghan Inmates In other news Tuesday, security forces in Southern Afghanistan recaptured at least 71 inmates who fled from Kandahar's main prison Sunday night. More than 480 prisoners escaped after Taliban militants tunneled into the jail. Also, Thai and Cambodian forces clashed… Continue watching