
Food to Go: food preservation traditions in Southeast Asia
After a bountiful harvest, our Southeast Asian forefathers would use different methods to preserve the freshness of fruits and vegetables and prevent them from rotting.
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After a bountiful harvest, our Southeast Asian forefathers would use different methods to preserve the freshness of fruits and vegetables and prevent them from rotting.

Air pollution in many provinces across the country, including Bangkok, is forecast to get even worse until Monday, due mainly to windless conditions resulting in accumulation of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere, according to Jirayu Huangsap, advisor to the National Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command.

Philadelphia, United States - A small jet with six people onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia suburb Friday, officials said, showering wreckage over a wide areas and sparking blazes that caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles.

The Thai government aims to launch a so-called "Phuket sandbox" for cryptocurrency with the ambitious goal of making Phuket a crypto hub in Asia.

Industry Minister Akanat Promphan recently dropped a bombshell by declaring that a 300-million-baht bounty had been offered for his removal following his crackdown on illegal industrial practices.

All 50 districts of Bangkok are affected by PM2.5 dust exceeding the 37.5µg/m³ (micron) safe level today.

The Commerce Ministry has anticipated a global market value of nearly Bt90 million in the foreseeable future for two promising Thai mango varieties that naturally originate from Chachoengsao province.

A combined force of local officials, police and military personnel in Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi province intercepted a trailer truck and arrested 169 illegal migrant workers from Myanmar

The Criminal Court gave the green light today for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to travel to Malaysia, but required a bond of Bt5 million.

The Election Commission (EC) has come under fire for designating February 1 as polling day for mayors and councillors in Provincial Administrative Organisations (PAO) in 47 provinces.

US officials said Thursday there were likely no survivors after a passenger jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy waters of Washington's Potomac river.

Thai ambassador to Israel Pannabha Chandraramya said she was "over the moon" with excitement after five Thai nationals, who had been kidnapped and held hostage in Gaza for 15 months, were released on Thursday.

The Criminal Court will determine today whether to allow former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to travel to Malaysia for a meeting.

Air pollution throughout Bangkok exceeds the safe level today, with the average amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere being measured at 48.7µg/m³, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

The Bank of Thailand began the enforcement of the “Shutdown Mule Accounts” measure today, requiring all commercial banks and other financial institutions to stop financial transactions through bank accounts which are suspected to be mule accounts and to notify their customers.

Big challenges lie ahead for the winners of Saturday’s local elections in 47 provinces – especially in the key tourism cities of Phuket and Chiang Mai.