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Bangkok air pollution forces closure of schools

Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years.Bangkok officials also announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes.

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Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close

More than 350 schools in Bangkok have been forced to close due to air pollution, authorities in Thailand’s capital have said. The Thai capital has been struggling with hazardous air quality since midweek,

The Manila Times on MSN · 12h

Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution

BANGKOK: Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday (Jan 23), local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.

Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand

NBC News · 5h

Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand as same-sex marriage law takes effect

The Southeast Asian nation is the third jurisdiction in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.

The New York Times · 13h

Thailand Celebrates New Same-Sex Marriage Law With Mass Wedding

Hundreds of people began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became one of the few places in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.

The Washington Post on MSN · 21h

First same-sex marriages in Thailand set it apart from much of Asia

Weddings took place across the country, including at a Bangkok mall, as same-sex marriage became legal. Thailand is one of the few places in Asia where it’s allowed.

Bangkok gets free public transport for a week in smog crisis

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ordered public transport in Bangkok to be free for a week from Saturday ...

Bangkok to Get Free Public Transport for a Week as Smog Worsens

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ordered public transport in Bangkok to be free for a week from Saturday, as authorities try to reduce traffic and ease the smog that has choked the city for ...

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Thai rock singer 'Tik Shiro' offers just B4-5m over fatal drink-driving crash

Rock singer Manaswin 'Tik Shiro' Nuntasane and his family insist they are ready to take responsibility for his drink-driving by giving 4-5 million baht to the family of two people killed in a van ...

UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’

International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur ...

Thai prime minister says she was nearly tricked by scam caller posing as another world leader

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she realized it was a scam when the other person tried to pressure her into ...

PM2.5 pollution can cost Bangkok up to 6 billion baht: KResearch

BANGKOK: PM2.5 air pollution could cause an economic impact of 3 to 6 billion baht (US$0.089 to 0.18 billlion) in Bangkok and surrounding areas if it persists for a month, the Kasikorn Research Centre ...

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