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Chadchart hails uni at cleanup day event

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt joined a Big Cleaning Day event organised by Srinakharinwirot University, where he highlighted the need for cooperation to maintain the environment.

Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2023

Usable water down in Northeast dams

The volume of usable water in Khon Kaen's Ubolratana Dam has dropped by 11% due to the insufficient number of wastewater treatment plants that could process runoff discharged by the agriculture and industrial sectors in the region, according to the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR).

Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2023

Call for strategy to support beauty, wellness sectors

The new coalition government is being urged to implement a consistent policy to support Thailand's beauty and wellness market over the long term.

Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2023

Ambubachi Mela in Assam to begin on June 22

Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Sunday announced that the annual Ambubachi Mela in Guwahati will commence on June 22 and that the state government has made all necessary preparations to make it a success. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 11, 2023

Highway 12 to economic heaven

The completion of Highway 12 -- a 793-km transport corridor linking Tak in the North with Mukdahan in the Northeast -- will provide immense business opportunities as the emerging economic driver in the region, according to local transport and tourism industry leaders.

Bangkok Post · Jun 10, 2023

Monsoon in Malabar

There was nothing here — life, culture or cuisine — that was somehow not related to the rains.

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2023

Pictures of the week: Giant rubber ducks, a 180 million-year-old fossil and West Ham fans flood the streets

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023

Indonesia volcano erupts spewing ash and lava TWO MILES into the air in Ring of Fire

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano, which is nearly 500ft high, spewed searing gas clouds into the air as a columnn of smoke curled into the skies above, with surveillance cameras on its slops showing lava flares and eruptions

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2023

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano spews ash, lava in new eruption

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, spewing ash as high as 2 miles into the air

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023

Petitioner Srisuwan accused of falsifying documents

A lawyer has asked police to investigate serial petitioner and political activist Srisuwan Janya for allegedly falsifying documents and making false statements when setting up an association that has been ordered dissolved.

Bangkok Post · Jun 10, 2023