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Air quality in and around Bangkok has worsened again today with 27 areas being affected with excessive amount of PM2.5 dust particles beyond standard level, largely due to a combination of close weather, stale air, morning fog, absence of wind and low wind velocity, the Pollution Control Department reported today. The amount of PM2.5 dust
Two policemen were seriously injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a village in Nong Chik district of the southern province of Pattani this morning. The two police officers who were members of a police team providing protection to teachers were riding in a motorcycle into Village 4 of Tambon Tooyoong. As the motorbike moved
Peace talks between the Thai Government and the southern Thai separatist groups could take up to three years, Malaysian dialogue facilitator Abdul Rahim Noor, said in an interview. Calling the negotiations a “very long process,” Rahim, who is playing the role of facilitator in the talks, said that each of the separatist groups in the
Is the pro-election camp barking up the wrong tree? Quite likely, according to some analysts who scrutinize the 2017 Constitution beyond the contentious “150 days” rule. The current debate focuses on whether the “150 days” covered the day the official polling results are announced, but if the military does have a constitutional agenda, it may
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 air pollution in and around Bangkok appears to have spread to areas previously unaffected, the government has decided to take additional immediate steps to address the problem which include asking contractors of three electric train projects to suspend all earth-moving activities for seven days until next Tuesday and a complete ban on smoke-belching public
The Department of Special Investigation will consider increasing the reward for information which could provide a clue to resolving the murder of a Japanese tourist in the Sokhothai historical park in 2007. Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Prajin Jantong said today that a reward of 1.6 million baht contributed by the Royal Thai Police,
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered artificial rain-making operations to be continued for another period of time after the first operation on Tuesday produced satisfactory result in reducing air pollution over the city, government spokesman Putthipong Punnakan said today. The Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department launched cloud-seeding operation on Tuesday morning using two planes
NAIROBI – Kenyan security forces have “eliminated” the militants who stormed an upscale hotel compound of the Bangkok-based Dusit hotel group, and killed at least 14 people in an attack claimed by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, the Dusit International issued a statement to say
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed today that the much-awaited election will definitely be held by May 9 but gave no indication when exactly it will take place. While stressing that under the Constitution, May 9 is the deadline for the election to be held, Gen Prayut said before the election, his government needs to start
The ongoing air pollution problem caused mainly by excessive amount of PM2.5 dust particles in and around Bangkok can cause economic damage estimated up to 6.6 billion baht if it is allowed to persist for about a month, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre on Wednesday. Medical expenses and loss of tourism opportunities are two
In yet another attempt to ease the health hazards posed by PM2.5 dust particles, the Energy Business Department plans to hold a meeting with oil refineries this week about the possibility of upgrading the quality standard of diesel from Euro 4 to Euro 5. The department director-general Ms Nanthika Tungsupanich said today that the meeting
A cloud-seeding operation by the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department this morning brought about a brief rain over parts of Bangkok in the afternoon as part of the on-going attempts to provide Bangkokians a temporary relief from the current air pollution. The department chief Mr Surasee Kittimonthon said today that two planes were deployed
Four Thai staffers working at a hotel own by Thailand’s Dusit Thani Group in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi have been evacuated to safety following an attack of the hotel by a group of gunmen which reportedly killed at least 11 people. Media reports said the death toll was expected to rise after Kenyan security
