Air quality in and around Bangkok this morning has slightly improved with only 11 spots being affected with excessive amount of PM2.5 dust particles beyond the 50-micron standard level, the Pollution Control Department reported. However, the department warned that the air quality might worsen slightly in the afternoon due to weaker wind velocity and poorer
Thai veterinarians have successfully removed a 5-kg cancerous tumor from the intestines of a female elephant and, later, applied intravenous chemotherapy until the animal was cleared of cancer in what could be claimed as the world’s first case of successful cancer treatment of an elephant. Sarun Chansitthivech, manager of the Lampang-Krabi elephant conservation centre of
Drunk bicyclists who are currently immune to litigation because there is no law to make drunk cycling an offence will in the near future face a fine of 500 baht under a new traffic bill which passed the first reading of the National Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Pol Maj-Gen Aekkarak Limsangkart, deputy commissioner of Police
Air pollution in and around Bangkok is expected to remain bad if not worse in the next seven days due to the onset of low pressure from China which will keep PM2.5 dust particles hovering in the area from spreading out, said Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya. However, he gave an assurance that the situation
As authorities continue to battle with the health-threatening air pollution in Bangkok, there is more bad news for city dwellers as they may have to live with it for the next 1-2 months. Pollution Control Department director-general Pralong Damrongthai said today that the problem with PM2.5 dust particles in and around Bangkok would fluctuate from
The UN refugee agency can ask for more time for Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunan to remain in Thailand while processing her request to be sent to a third country for asylum. Immigration chief Pol Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn said today that the five-day timeline asked by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative in
Security forces captured one suspect after a fierce gun-battle behind the historical Krue Se mosque in Pattani with a group of gunmen suspected to be responsible for an attack that killed four defence volunteers at a school earlier in the day. The suspects were hiding in an area behind the famous ancient mosque which
The European Union formally announced today the lifting of the “yellow card” imposed on Thailand since 2015 in recognition of the substantive progress made by Thailand in tackling the illegal, unreported and regulated (IUU) fishing . The announcement was made at a joint press conference held at the EU headquarters in Brussels attended by Deputy
To follow Thai politics, ones initially were required to be just well-versed in mathematics. Now, people need to also be good at reading the technical language of the laws. The current controversy over when the 150-day timeframe for organizing an election ends has turned a lot of Thais into legal interpreters, and their disagreement has
Bangkokians will have to continue to bear with health-threatening air pollution for at least another day tomorrow as air quality at 22 traffic-congested areas in and around the city remains bad with the amount of dust particles in the air exceeding safety levels. For the third day in a row, the Pollution Control Department reported
The Saudi envoy in Bangkok gave an assurance today that the case of a Saudi teenager seeking asylum in a third country from Thailand is a family affairs and will not have any impact on the relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Pol Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn, commissioner of Immigration Bureau, who is handling the case
Besides damages inflicted on properties, live stocks and farmlands by tropical storm Pa Buk, the storm is likely to have caused extensive damages to marine lives, coral reefs and marine environment. Marine scientist and vice dean of the Faculty of Fisheries of Kasetsaart University Thon Thamrongnawasawat wrote in his Facebook post today that one of
