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 ...
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 ...
Nikkei Asia24m
Thailand pushes trans-ASEAN rail network to boost tourism
BANGKOK -- Thailand plans to tap into improving regional rail connections, particularly the affordable route eventually linking China to Malaysia, to attract millions more visitors this year, ...
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Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollution
Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below. Thailand's worst smog happens during the dry season between December and ...
The Manila Times on MSN9h
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 ...
eVnExpress on MSN17h
Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist sentenced for attempted rape
Somluck Kamsing, the country's first Olympic gold medallist, was sentenced to over three years in prison on Thursday for the ...