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	Yingluck invoked the 2007 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act to oversee flood control in lieu of declaring the state of emergency.</div>
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Urgent: Disaster warning issued for Bangkok

DDPM warns 2 Thai provinces of flash floods on October 15

<p>Nuttapakron is a Rewriter for Nation Group. He focuses on factual precision and clarity, striving to present updates that are both trustworthy and highly readable.&nbsp;</p>

Thailand and Switzerland agree to boost trade and climate cooperation

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Urgent: Disaster warning issued for Bangkok

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday issued the disaster warning for Bangkok, consolidating power for flood control and drainage.

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