Smog Surges Over Thailand’s Two Major Cities
BANGKOK — Thailand featured two of the world’s most-polluted cities Wednesday morning, according to independent – not government – monitoring.
Chiang Mai and Bangkok ranked...
Aussie Envoy Mum on His Role in Hakeem Arrest
BANGKOK — The Australian Embassy gave no comment Thursday after the immigration police commander said that Ambassador Allen McKinnon admitted to alerting Thai authorities...
Papers Please! BTS Cash Card Users Must Disclose Personal Info
BANGKOK — Starting in nine days, commuters who pay their skytrain fares with top-up cards must give up their ID card numbers, email addresses and phone numbers to the system’s operator.
Bangkok Says More BTS Lifts Coming, Maybe by Next Year
BANGKOK — City Hall said Monday it expects to find a contractor by the end of next month to build 19 additional, court-ordered elevators for the BTS Skytrain.
Worlds Collide When Intl School Students Hazed at Thai Unis
Projected at force, a hot tan vomit of soup, cocoa, wasabi and stomach acid shoots out of a student’s mouth onto the back of...
Bangkok Marathon Still On Despite Toxic Smog
BANGKOK — A marathon organized for this weekend in Bangkok will go ahead despite the hazardous levels of smog that have clouded Bangkok for weeks, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said Friday.
‘I Don’t Know What to Do’ About Smog: Bangkok Governor
BANGKOK — After deploying water cannons and drones to combat unhealthy smog that shows no sign of abating, Bangkok’s governor Thursday called an emergency expert meeting to discuss solutions to the surging pollution, saying “I don’t know what to do.”
Bangkok Schools Ordered Closed Due to Smog
BANGKOK — Students will be dismissed from all public schools at noon and classes canceled through Friday as air pollution continues unabated, the governor said Wednesday.
Final Day of King’s Coronation Declared National Holiday
BANGKOK — The final day of His Majesty the King’s three-day coronation ceremony will be observed as a national holiday.
Man Sanctifies Fire Hydrant to Deter Littering
BANGKOK — In a city overrun with smog and litter along uneven sidewalks, one Lat Phrao area man may have discovered the secret to...