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Locked door, toxic gas blamed for Dhaka fire that killed 16
Published on 15/10/2025
» DHAKA - Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse, a fire official said on Wednesday.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.
Suspects in Thai temple embezzlement case 'amassed a fortune'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/05/2025
» Authorities investigating a high-profile embezzlement case at Wat Rai Khing have uncovered suspicious property acquisitions worth more than 40 million baht by Aranyawan Wangthapan, 28, within a single year.
The land bridge dilemma
Life, Published on 28/04/2025
» Somjai Yhopkan was among 100 villagers who braved the torrential rain to attend a public meeting at the 3rd Mangrove Forest Research Centre in a hilly area of lush Ranong province.
Dig deeper, DSI
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/04/2025
» Re: "Probe seeks answers from Thai partners", (BP, April 8).
Thai factory closures likely to worsen
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/02/2025
» More Thai factories are expected to close this year than in the past two years, according to Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research), citing a weakening manufacturing sector and several ongoing economic challenges.
Indonesia garment sector faces massive layoffs on China dumping
Published on 16/01/2025
» Indonesia’s fragile garment industry may have to lay off hundreds of thousands of workers this year if the government is unable to rein in persistent dumping from China, an industry association official warned.
Myanmar’s war has forced doctors and nurses into prostitution
Published on 16/12/2024
» After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unravelling.
Don't write the obituary of the lunch hour just yet
Oped, Published on 26/11/2024
» Rewatching Modern Times the other day, I realised it's only a matter of time before something like the Billows Feeding Machine gets shilled on TikTok Shop.
Rifle used in Narathiwat murder linked to 24 cases
Published on 09/11/2024
» A military rifle used to kill the mayor of a tambon in Narathiwat has been traced to more than 20 different criminal cases throughout the southern region of Thailand.