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Bangkok to Get Free Public Transport for a Week

Bangkok announces free public transport to reduce smog

BANGKOK: The government of Thailand has announced making public transport free for a week in the capital Bangkok to curb the smog and ease traffic

The Star · 11h

Bangkok offers free transport as it battles worst pollution in years

AIR pollution in the Thai capital Bangkok forced the closure of more than 350 schools, city authorities said, the highest number in five years.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

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 days.

Barron's · 1d

Most Bangkok Public Transport Free For A Week To Tackle Pollution: Minister

Thailand will make most public transport in Bangkok free for a week in a bid to curb pollution, a government minister said Friday.

DPA International on MSN · 21h

Bangkok buses, trains free for a week as city acts on worsening smog

Smog levels are soaring in Bangkok, prompting city officials to take measures including making public transport free of charge for a week. Most forms of public transport can be used free of charge from Saturday until January 31,

Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand

NBC News on MSN · 1d

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 23h

Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.

The New York Times · 1d

Thailand Celebrates New Same-Sex Marriage Law With Mass Wedding

Hundreds of people began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became one of the few places in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.

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Gambling tycoon abused in Thai jail after saying he spied for China, lawyers say

BANGKOK: A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying ...

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Billionaire Charoen’s Asset World Building $475 Million Hotel, Shopping Complex In Bangkok

Asset World—controlled by Thailand billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi—is investing $475 million to develop a mixed-use ...

Thai prime minister says she was nearly tricked by scam caller posing as another world leader

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she realized it was a scam when the other person tried to pressure her into ...

Thai exports beat forecast in Dec, seen rising in Jan amid trade uncertainty

Thailand's customs-cleared exports rose 8.7% in December from a year earlier, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, ...

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Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number ...

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Thai air pollution disrupts services

Worsening air pollution is choking Bangkok, closing schools. The government is asking people to work from home and avoid ...

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Exclusive-Gambling tycoon abused in Thai jail after saying he spied for China, lawyers say

A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a ...

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Emergency measures introduced as dangerous smog engulfs Bangkok

The authorities in Bangkok have introduced emergency measures in response to the serious deterioration in the city's air ...

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