Bangkok
Pollution prompts Bangkok to close schools for the week
PM 2.5 is a mixture of liquid droplets and solid particles that can include dust, soot and smoke, one of the main measures of the Air Quality Index (AQI).
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2 monks shot dead as violence flares in Thailand's deep south
Junta leader and prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha condemned the temple shootings.
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Saudi teen refugee, now in Canada, wants to fight for other women
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun captured the world's attention with a trail of tweets from her hotel room at Bangkok's airport, where she holed up after Thai authorities initially barred her from travelling on to Australia.
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Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok
The weather modification technique involves dispersing chemicals into the air to aid cloud condensation, which should, in theory, result in rain.
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Thai court rejects bid to block deportation of Saudi woman
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun told AFP she ran away from her family while travelling in Kuwait because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse.
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Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport pleads for asylum
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun told AFP she ran away from her family while travelling in Kuwait because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse.
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Thai junta lifts ban on political campaigning ahead of 2019 elections
Restrictions began to be eased in September, allowing political parties to recruit new members and elect leaders. But campaigns and street rallies remained banned.
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The 10 most-visited cities in 2017
Bangkok topped Mastercard's 2017 list of most-visited cities in the world, with over 20 million international overnight visitors followed by London with over 19 million. Dubai took fourth place with just over 15 million international visitors overnight.
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Thailand arrests 10 Russians who ran sex training course in Pattaya
The group will be charged with working in Thailand without permission but not for conducting the course, police said.
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Thailand bans smoking, littering at popular tourist beaches
A law that came into force on Thursday is aimed at tackling this problem, said Bannaruk Sermthong, a director at the Office of Marine and Coastal Resources Management.
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Thousands turn out to see lavish funeral of Thailand's late king
Piyamat Potsopho, 38, said she had been waiting for the king’s funeral procession since Wednesday night.
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Thailand rehearses lavish $90m funeral for late king
The procession rehearsal, which was expected to take up to five hours, passed crowds of black-clad mourners in Bangkok’s historic quarter.
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Thailand reaches for the stars with new Michelin Guide
The dining publication was introduced by the French Michelin tire company in 1900 to encourage people to take road trips.
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Wave of attacks across southern Thailand after new constitution signed
There was no immediate claim of responsibility and security forces said they did not know who was to blame.
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Bangkok world's top travel destination - Mastercard
A recent wave of bomb blasts in southern Thailand has had little impact on tourism in the country.
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Thailand finds 21 new cases of Zika in Bangkok, including pregnant woman
Residents in the Thai capital were urged not to be alarmed after the cases were confirmed.
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At least 2 dead in blasts at Thai tourist resorts
At least three people were wounded in one of the explosions on Friday.
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Thailand bomb suspect breaks down, tells media 'I'm not an animal'
20 people were killed & over 120 injured in the bombing on 17 August at the Erawan Shrine.
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Snake found in luggage at Bangkok airport
Passengers spotted the snake coiled around the base of the trolley after a female traveller loaded bags.
