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Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials also announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes.

StringersHub on MSN · 2d

Thailand: Bangkok closes 103 schools, urges people to work from home amid air pollution

A total of 103 schools under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced closures on Wednesday to cope with high levels of air pollution. Individuals and businesses were also urged to implement work-from-home measures until Friday,

Barron's · 20h

Bangkok Air Pollution

Jan 1

Newsflare on MSN · 14h

Air pollution shrouds tower blocks in Bangkok, Thailand

Footage shows the deadly air pollution that was choking Bangkok this morning amid a rise in agricultural burning across Southeast Asia. Tower blocks around the Asoke Intersection along Sukhumvit Road were clouded by the toxic smog.

ViralPress on MSN · 2d

Air pollution chokes Thailand as leader shows off in Switzerland

Air pollution choked large parts of Thailand again this morning - as the country's Prime Minister posted pictures of herself showing off in Switzerland. Footage shows the toxic soup of smog and smoke from agricultural burning engulfing buildings in the capital Bangkok shortly before 9am local time.

Thailand, Sexual assault and boxer

People on MSN · 10h

Olympic Boxer, Who Won Thailand’s First Gold Medal, Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Minor

Somluck Kamsing, 52, was sentenced to over three years in prison after being found guilty of attempted rape and abduction of a minor. The retired boxer, who became Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist in 1996,

ESPN on MSN · 1d

Thailand's gold medal boxer jailed for sexual assault of a minor

The boxer who became Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist was convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced on Thursday to just over three years in prison.

scmp.com · 23h

Thailand’s first Olympic gold medallist Somluck Kamsing jailed for sexual assault of a minor

Somluck Kamsing won featherweight title at Atlanta Games in 1996, but is now better known as actor on Thai television.

Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand as same-sex marriage law takes effect

The Southeast Asian nation is the third jurisdiction in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.

The Independent on MSN · 1d

Hundreds of couples marry in joyful scenes as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage: ‘Today we will become one’

Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many who have been together for decades – as the country’s historic marriage equality law comes into force

CNN on MSN · 1d

Hundreds of same-sex couples wed as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect

Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.

UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’

International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur ...

The Thaiger39m

Singapore and Thailand mark 60 years of diplomatic ties

Singapore and Thailand celebrate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this year. A logo was unveiled to honour ...

17h

Thailand and China to set up coordination centre to combat scam call networks

Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with ...

17h

Billionaire Charoen’s Asset World Building $475 Million Hotel, Shopping Complex In Bangkok

Asset World—controlled by Thailand billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi—is investing $475 million to develop a mixed-use ...

The Thaiger18h

Bangkok ranks 4th worst for air quality as haze chokes city

Bangkok’s air quality took a nosedive today, earning it the grim title of the fourth worst city in the world for air ...

LifestyleAsia18h

Buses and trains will be free for a week to combat pollution in Bangkok

The government has declared that buses and trains will be free for a week starting tomorrow in an effort to reduce pollution ...

Global Travel Mate on MSN19h

Mahanakhon Skywalk Bangkok: 78th Floor Highest Glass Walk in Thailand

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Asia News Network23h

PM2.5 pollution can cost Bangkok up to US$177 million, experts say

The crisis is impacting tourism, healthcare costs and productivity, say experts, as industry leaders call for stricter measures to tackle root causes.

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