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Farewell to a maestro
Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/04/2024
» The world of molam has been in mourning since news emerged that Thailand's greatest phin player Thongsai Thap Thanon passed away on March 20 at his home in Warin Chamrap district, Ubon Ratchathani, at the age of 77. The phin is a two- or three-stringed Isan Lao lute that is part of the trinity of molam instruments, along with the iconic khaen (free reed bamboo mouth organ) and the sor (fiddle).
Acid spill in Laos yet to reach Thai towns on Mekong River
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2024
» The water quality in a stretch of the Mekong River along the Thailand-Laos border was still safe on Monday following Wednesday's incident in Laos, in which a lorry leaked sulphuric acid into one of the river's tributaries. Authorities will continue monitoring the water quality until Friday.
Hazardous smog blankets 37 provinces
Published on 08/04/2024
» Hazardously thick smog shrouded 37 of the 77 provinces on Monday morning, mostly in the North where Chiang Rai residents suffered under the worst level of PM2.5 dust.
Hazardous smog shrouds 45 Thai provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2024
» Hazardously thick smog is blanketing 45 out of 77 provinces in the country, mostly in the North, with Chiang Mai suffering the worst levels of PM2.5 on Sunday.
Provinces on alert after acid leak into river from Laos
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/04/2024
» The government is monitoring sulphuric acid contamination in the Mekong River on the Lao side of the border.
Index Creative points to hub status requirements
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 05/04/2024
» To position Thailand as a regional event hub, the government needs to elevate traditional events and invest in licensed international events while developing infrastructure and offering incentives, says Index Creative Village Plc, an event organiser and marketing company.
Vietnam’s Vinfast focusing on Thailand’s EV market
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/04/2024
» Vietnamese electric vehicle maker Vinfast is competing with Chinese car companies to market its EVs in Southeast Asia, aiming to benefit from the Asean Free Trade Agreement (Afta).
Mercury could hit 50C by 2084
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 04/04/2024
» Thailand could see temperatures hit 50C in the next 60 years, with the number of days where the mercury climbs above 40C rising from nine to 75 each year, a leading climate scholar said on Wednesday.
Smog levels continue to rise
Online Reporters, Published on 03/04/2024
» Smog levels continued to rise on Wednesday morning with PM2.5 dust readings exceeding 200 microgrammes per cubic metre of air in three northern provinces, including Chiang Mai.
World's worst smog chokes Northern Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 01/04/2024
» Most provinces in the North were blanketed with dangerous red-coded levels of PM2.5 on Monday morning, with Chiang Mai rated the city with the worst air pollution in the entire world.