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Air pollution is worsening in and around Bangkok
Air pollution in Bangkok and its vicinity is worsening today due to increased levels of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere, as a result of temperature inversion, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). PCD director-general Pralong Damrongthai said this morning (Monday) that the levels of PM2.5 between 6am to... -
China reports new virus cases, raising concern globally before key holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported four more cases of pneumonia believed to be caused by a new coronavirus strain, causing rising concern globally that a disease health officials do not yet fully understand could spread during a key holiday period. The new virus, which was discovered in the central Chinese... -
HM King presides over grand military parade
HM the King on Saturday called on Thai people to commit to their duties with a common goal that has the best interest of the country at their heart. Addressing over 6,800 soldiers and policemen taking part in a grand military parade at the Royal Thai Army’s Calvary Centre in... -
Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up ‘highness’ titles
LONDON (AP) — Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as — almost — ordinary civilians. Prince Harry and wife Meghan will no longer use the titles “royal highness” or receive public funds for their work under a deal that lets the couple step aside as working royals, Buckingham Palace announced... -
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
China and Myanmar are set to ink mammoth infrastructure deals following a meeting on Saturday between President Xi Jinping and fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who pledged to stand with Beijing "till the end of the world". The Chinese leader's two-day state visit to Myanmar's purpose-built capital comes...
Looking back at 2019
A foreigner’s perspective on 2019 – the media
In this final foreigner’s retrospective on Thailand in 2019, I offer an insider’s view of the state of electronic media...
Environment
Air pollution is worsening in and around Bangkok
Air pollution in Bangkok and its vicinity is worsening today due to increased levels of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere,...
Profiles
Sorrayuth’s cursed success
Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda started off like any young, promising journalist -- bold, relentless, working hard, getting great exclusives and building good,...
Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, once Thailand’s most familiar and best-paid news anchor, will have his fate decided by the Supreme Court on January 21. And here’s how he has fallen from grace.
Around Thailand
First baby leatherback turtle hatches today in Phang-nga
Officials in Thailand’s Khao Lampee-Haad Thai Muang National Park, in the southern province of Phang-nga, were overjoyed today (Sunday) when...
Asean
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
PENANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the...
Politics
Piyabutr urges members to switch to new party if Future Forward disbanded
Future Forward secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul has urged the party’s 60,000 members to switch to a new party to be formed...
Food and Travel
Thailand’s “agriculture 4.0” – a dream come true?
Suwit Traichok, a 60-year-old melon producer, was the pioneer of Thailand’s young smart farmers. Despite having a promising career and...
Business
China reports new virus cases, raising concern globally before key holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported four more cases of pneumonia believed to be caused by a new coronavirus strain, causing...
Highlights of the week
In leaving Democrats, Korn probably has more options
The opposition will not jump for joy and Thailand’s oldest party will not celebrate, either. Korn Chatikavanij, who has bade...
Korn Chatikavanij’s decision to leave the Democrat Party was no big surprise. But what he will do next could be.
Political Pulse
Poll tells politicians: Stop fighting and start fighting crimes
Sunday, January 19, 2020: A vast majority of Thais are very concerned about their safety and believe that the problem...
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