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Thai PBS world daily 22 Jan 2019
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 three days or the amount
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
Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has expressed concern that low income-earners who bought housing units under the government-sponsored “One Million Housing Units” project may not be able to pay their instalments once the initial period of low interest rate charged on their housing loans expires and they will have to start paying floating interest rates.
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 Narathiwat and four districts of
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (AFP) – The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said on Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. A new report from the charity, published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, also found that billionaires around
Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand poses with her gold medal at the podium after winning over Carolina Marin of Spain in the women’s singles final at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on January 20,2019
About 4,000 villagers and Buddhist disciples, including more than 300 monks from several temples in the southern provinces and Malaysia, today attended the bathing rite for the two monks killed by gunmen who stormed Wat Rattananuparb in Narathiwat Friday night. The bathing rites for Phra Khru Prachote Rattananurak, the abbot of Wat Rattananuparb, and another
Air quality in and around Bangkok this morning slightly improved to moderate level, with only two traffic-congested roadside areas and another area further away from the main road where the amount of PM2.5 dust particles were found to exceed 50 microns. However, five hours afterward at about noon as traffic was becoming more congested, PM2.5
A group of armed men stormed a Buddhist temple in Su-ngai Padi district of the southernmost province of Narathiwat Friday night, killing the abbot and three other monks. The dead victims were identified as Phra Khru Prachote Rattananurak, the temple abbot, Phra Samu Atthaporn Khum-ampai, Phra Prawet Sukkaew and Phra Thanachote Chumlert. The attack took
Air pollution has expanded today to cover 39 areas along busy roads and farther away in and around Bangkok compared to yesterday’s 27 areas. The Pollution Control Department reported today that all the 39 areas were found to have PM2.5 dust particles exceeding 50 microns which were regarded as health hazardous. The poor air quality
Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra claimed she has washed her hands off politics because she has suffered enough from her political role in the past. In her Twitter post today, she denied a report in the Thai newspapers that she had nominated a former minister to become Pheu Thai party’s candidate for prime minister,
Condemnations have poured in over an armed attack on a Buddhist temple in Narathiwat province Friday night which killed four monks — an incident widely believed designed to sow seeds of hatred between Thai Buddhists and Malay Muslims in the deep South. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha personally condemned the assault on Wat Rattananuparb in Su-ngai
President Donald Trump will meet for the second time with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in February, the White House said Friday, after a top general from Pyongyang paid a rare visit to Washington. Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, a right-hand man to the North Korean strongman, met the embattled president at the
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to slap a 499.95 million baht fine on billionaire businessman Dr Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, his daughter Ms Paramaporn and another woman, Mrs Narumon Jainaknan after they were faulted for shares manipulation. A well-informed source said that SEC conducted further investigation after it received information from the Stock Exchange
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam hinted today that the much-awaited election could be held on March 24. He described March 24 as the “most suitable date” for the election as it would give political parties ample time to campaign and would not overlap with the university entrance examinations. Wissanu’s remark is the clearest sign