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Thailand same-sex marriage law takes effect

NBC News · 2h

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.

Hosted on MSN · 17m

In pictures: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages as law gives them equal status

Thailand has become the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage, with hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples registering their marriages under the new Marriage Equality Act. View on euronews

The Independent on MSN · 15h

Hundreds of couples marry in joyful scenes as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage: ‘Today we will become one’

Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many who have been together for decades – as the country’s historic marriage equality law comes into force

Bangkok air pollution forces closure of schools

Phys.org · 20h

Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution

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

The New Zealand Herald · 16m

Air pollution forces 352 schools to close in Bangkok, Thailand

Air pollution in the Thai capital has forced the closure of more than 350 schools, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world’s seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor IQAir.

ViralPress on MSN · 1d

Bangkok air pollution forces closure of schools amid health crisis

Soaring air pollution and a worsening public health crisis today forced the closure of hundreds of schools in Thailand. Footage shows the deserted classrooms at a state-run facility in the Lat Phrao area of the capital Bangkok,

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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 Asia17m

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, ...

Hosted on MSN2h

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 ...

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 ...

StringersHub on MSN13h

Thailand: Thief breaks glass door to rob Adore Clinic in Bangkok, Thailand

On January 7, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand, security video captured a man breaking into @adoreclinicbangkok. The footage shows the thief attempting to break through the thick, strong glass door of Adore ...