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Rescuers Scramble to Save Worker Trapped in Crane After Collapse Kills 4 (Video)

BANGKOK — A construction worker trapped in the wreckage of a crane high above Bangkok was brought down safely after an accident killed four...
Students wear masks at at Patai Udom Suksa School on Jan. 15 in Bangkok, where all outdoor activities and physical education classes were canceled.

Some Bangkok Schools Cancel Classes Due to Pollution

BANGKOK — Western students have snow days off from school, Thai students have flood days, and now, days off from school due to smog. Although...

Student Furor Over Chula Prof’s Alleged Homophobic Comments

BANGKOK — Outrage spread Monday at one of the nation’s top universities over a veteran professor’s conduct and comments toward transgender women.
Smog seen Jan. 17 over Don Mueang Airport.

Worsening Smog Spreads Across Metropolitan Bangkok

Polluting vehicles will be removed from the road as potentially harmful ultrafine particles again reached unhealthy levels and spread to wider swaths of the metropolitan area, officials said Monday.
A file photo of stairs and escalators at BTS Siam. Photo: Nopphan Bunnag / Flickr

BTS Fails to Keep Accessibility Promises for 4th Year

BANGKOK — The BTS Skytrain remains inaccessible to all commuters four years after a historic legal victory for disability activists.
Black exhaust pours from a Bangkok bus in April 2018. Photo: @Shifthappensbkk / Twitter

Rail Construction Halted, Drivers Fined as Smog Persists

BANGKOK — Major construction will be suspended and gross polluters busted across the capital as the authorities struggle to reduce the unhealthy smog levels which have plagued the capital for days.
City workers use fire-fighting equipment to spray water into the air Dec. 23 at Lumphini Park. Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Bangkok Pollution Has Always Been Bad – So Have the Solutions: Experts

BANGKOK — The capital’s heavy smog has been a chronic problem for years, and the government is still not doing enough to combat it despite the sudden swell of public concern, experts said Tuesday.
Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks Tuesday in Lampang, juxtaposed over a background of Bangkok’s smog.

‘Everyone Has to Help Out’ With Air Pollution, Prayuth Says

BANGKOK — The junta leader said Tuesday that controlling the air pollution problem was everyone’s responsibility, not just the government’s. During a cabinet meeting trip...
Smog hangs over Bangkok’s sky Monday morning.

Govt Short on Solutions as Smog Surges Over Bangkok

BANGKOK — The authorities were scrambling Monday to respond to worsening smog in the capital city.
Sick animals packed into cages at a government animal shelter in December at Bangkok's Prawet district. Photo: Watchdog Thailand / Courtesy

Bangkok to Halt Roundups, Take New Approach to Stray Animals

Bangkok’s governor on Tuesday promised new policies to address stray animals in the capital, signaling an end to transporting them to shelters where thousands have died.

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