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“Red zones” declared in seven worst-affected areas in Bangkok and Samut Sakhon
Seven areas in Bangkok and neighboring province of Samut Sakhon have been declared “red zones” after the amount of PM2.5 dust particles in these spots start exceeding 90 microns. Pollution Control Department director-general Pralong Damrongthai said that if the air quality in the seven “red zones” does not improve in... -
PM says perpetrators want to “internationalize” southern conflict to provoke outside intervention
The recent escalation of violence in the deep South by armed militants was an attempt to “internationalize” the conflict in the region to attract attention of the international community, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today. In a statement on the situation in the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and...
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Watch out for this Pheu Thai “decorative flower”
Thaksin Shinawatra’s camp always springs a surprise when it comes to who it picks as prime minister. Late Samak Sundaravej...
Academic-turned-politician Chadchart Sittipunt has all of a sudden emerged as Pheu Thai Party’s strong candidate for prime minister. But can he really help drum up support from urban voters as his proponents hope?
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Asean
Indonesia recovers second black box from Lion Air crash
The cockpit voice recorder from an Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October has been recovered, officials said Monday,...
Politics
Yingluck claims she has washed hands off politics
Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra claimed she has washed her hands off politics because she has suffered enough from...
General
Officials seized 1,666 black bear claws from bus in Ayutthaya
Police and forest officials have seized 1,666 Asia black bear claws and arrested four men, including a Vietnamese and a...
Business
TDRI concerned that many buyers of cheap housing units may default
Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has expressed concern that low income-earners who bought housing units under the government-sponsored “One Million...
Highlights of the week
Post-election scenario Prayut’s rivals won’t like
Is the pro-election camp barking up the wrong tree? Quite likely, according to some analysts who scrutinize the 2017 Constitution...
Beyond the “150-day timeframe” debate lies an even more dreadful scenario for those opposed to Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s political return.
Political Pulse
“Quality Peace” versus “Empty Wallet Peace”
Tuesday, January 22, 2019: The war of words between the Palang Pracharat and Pheu Thai parties has been alternating between being...
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