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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered free public transport in Bangkok for one week, starting today, in response to worsening air pollution as dust levels have surged across all districts of the capital.

A Russian man has been arrested and charged after throwing his 13-year-old son into the sea off Phangnga, resulting in the boy

Bangkok on Friday was ranked as the fourth worst city in the world for air quality, according to the latest data from Swiss-based IQAir, as toxic haze continues to affect the capital and other provinces in the country.

Four boys in Phetchabun were injured by sparks while they were watching a teacher’s science experiment using engine oil that had accidentally been mixed with gasoline. 

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is preparing to promote the online TM6 immigration form, which will be compulsory for all foreign arrivals entering Thailand as of May 1, though the government is reluctant to start collecting the 300-baht tourism fee this year.

Same-sex couples across Thailand got married at district offices and shopping malls as the long-awaited Marriage Equality Act officially took effect on Thursday.

Ultrafine dust levels were in the red (hazardous-to-health) in 44 out of Thailand

Two South Koreans have been arrested by police for allegedly operating online gambling websites from a house in Udon Thani province.

Police took a road-rage motorist accused of intentionally crashing into and killing a motorcycle delivery rider to Bangkok South Criminal Court on Wednesday.  

Ultrafine dust levels were in the red (hazardous-to-health) in 46 out of the 77 provinces and in Greater Bangkok on Wednesday morning, with only 10 provinces reporting moderate to good air quality. 

Several schools across the capital have been forced to close as PM2.5 pollution across the city continued to increase to unhealthy levels.