Thailand Boosts Aid for Flood Victims as Bangkok Escapes Deluge - BusinessWeek: "Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s government approved a 2.9 billion baht ($97 million) special budget to help victims of the nation’s worst flooding in five decades, as authorities in Bangkok worked to strengthen the city’s defenses.
The government will give 5,000 baht to each family in some of the worst-hit areas as part of its wider relief effort, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said today after a Cabinet meeting."
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