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Stocks Drop, Dollar Rallies As Year Of The Snake Starts With Bite

Tokyo, Seoul and Jakarta each shed more than two percent while Sydney, Bangkok and Wellington were each off more than one percent. Singapore and India also fell, while Hong Kong gave up early deep losses to end only marginally down. Shanghai remained closed for a holiday.

Latin Times

Bangkok ranked 2nd best city

Bangkok has been ranked second after the South African city of Cape Town in Time Out magazine

Bangkok Post

Businessman arrested for assault on Bangkok delivery rider

A well-known property businessman has been arrested and charged after he allegedly dragged a delivery rider into his house at gunpoint and repeatedly assaulted him. The rider was later rescued.

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Seven Hostages Released In Gaza Arrive In Israel

Seven hostages, including two Israelis, released in Khan Younis, Gaza, arrived in Israel. IDF confirming identities of Thai nationals with Bangkok's foreig...

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Kidambi Srikanth, S Subramanian enter Thailand Open quarters

NEW DELHI: Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and S. Subramanian advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals of the Thailand Masters BWF Super 300 tournament in Bangkok on Thursday after winning their respective matches in contrasting fashion.

The Times of India

Bangkok to step up haze fight

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will ask the government to declare Bangkok as an air pollution control area as PM2.5 levels are expected to surge again over the next seven days.

Bangkok Post

'Waste of money': Bangkok free public transport plan under fire

Critics have slammed the government

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Bangkok Port a possible casino site

The Transport Ministry has given the green light for Bangkok Port to have an entertainment complex.

Bangkok Post

Asian capital makes public transport completely free to combat smog

Rising smog in Bangkok linked to car emissions, with authorities aiming to reduce private car use to curb pollution

The Independent UK

Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in capital by offering free public transport

Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have already seen hundreds of schools closed and employees working from home

The Independent UK

PM orders week of free public transport to combat PM2.5

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.

Bangkok Post

Relatives plead with Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghur men to China

Detainees fear their return could be imminent despite UN experts urging Bangkok to halt possible transfer

The Guardian - UK

Motorcyclist Rammed and Killed by Road-Raging Driver in Bangkok

There is no story I take greater pleasure in telling than a scumbag who has wronged someone, particularly someone in the motorcycle community, having sweet justice bestowed upon them. Unfortunately, I don't know if there is enough justice to write the wrong committed in this instance.

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Bangkok ranked 4th among most polluted cities worldwide

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.

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Al Jazeera

Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close

Thai capital ranked as eighth-most polluted city worldwide as microparticles levels soar.

International Business Times

Bangkok Air Pollution Forces 352 Schools To Close

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world's seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor IQAir.

International Business Times

Ice In The Sky: Thailand's Fight Against Air Pollution

Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.

Dynamite News

Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage

According to Bangkok Pride, which partnered with local authorities to organize the event, over 200 couples registered to marry at the Siam Paragon shopping center. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of couples marry in joyful scenes as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage: ‘Today we will become one’

ON THE GROUND: Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many of whom have been together for decades – as the country’s historic marriage equality law comes into force

WhatToWatch

The Night Agent season 2 episode 2 recap: pursuing the truth

The Night Agent season 2 follows Peter Sutherland who is now a Night Action agent. But, when his first mission goes wrong, he questions who he can trust while he fights to uncover the truth.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of LGBT+ couples wed in Thailand as historic marriage bill comes into effect

Couples across Thailand celebrate legalisation of same-sex marriage, with hundreds tying the knot on the landmark first day

WhatToWatch

The Night Agent season 2 episode 1 recap: Peter's first Night Action mission

The Night Agent season 2 follows Peter Sutherland who is now a Night Action agent. But, when his first mission goes wrong, he questions who he can trust while he fights to uncover the truth.

Evening Standard

Hundreds of couples tie the knot as Thailand legalises same sex marriage

Celebrations as Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same sex unions

International Business Times

Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close Over Air Pollution

Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.

Al Jazeera

Jubilation as Thailand’s marriage equality law comes into effect

Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia, and only the third in Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage.

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