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Unsafe smog covers 42 provinces
Post Reporters, Published on 27/12/2023
» Forty-two out of 77 provinces in Thailand were blanketed with thick and harmful levels of ultrafine dust on Wednesday morning and the affected regions were mostly in the Central Plains, the lower North and the upper Northeast, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Hazardous smog moves to North, West
Post Reporters, Published on 14/12/2023
» The levels of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns, known as PM2.5, reached dangerous levels in parts of the North and the western region on Thursday morning, while Samut Songkhram was the only province in the red zone, indicating PM2.5 readings exceeded the acceptable standard of 50 microgrammes per cubic meter (µg/m³) of air.
Minimum wage to rise by only 2.4%
Published on 08/12/2023
» The average daily minimum wage will rise by 2.4% effective from Jan 1, far short of the level promised by the Pheu Thai Party during its election campaign earlier this year.
Cabinet approves study funding for Phu Kradueng cable car
Post Reporters, Published on 04/12/2023
» The mobile cabinet meeting on Monday approved in principle a request from Loei province for budget funding for the survey and design work for constuction of the long-proposed cable car up Phu Kradueng mountain, PM's Minister Phuangphet Chunla-iad said.
English proficiency on the wane, says latest EF survey
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2023
» English proficiency among Thais ranks low globally and is the worst in Asean, according to the latest EF Education First (EF) survey.
Chinese tourist numbers to miss 4m target by 500,000: agency
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 24/11/2023
» The tourism sector is almost certain to miss its lower target of 4 million Chinese arrivals, with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) now projecting 3.4-3.5 million tourists from the mainland this year, generating 190-196 billion baht.
Spite takes boy's life, bitter old love, parting anxiety
News, Mae Moo, Published on 05/11/2023
» Loving dad turns bad
Agency touts success of digital tourism app
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 31/10/2023
» The nation's digital tourism application, ThailandCONNEX, has drawn more than 100,000 business operators in its first year with an economic contribution of more than 12 billion baht.
Call of the wild
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/10/2023
» Woraphot Bunkhwamdi is a naturalist with a special interest in the sounds of nature and birds. While he was an undergraduate student at the Faculty of Sciences, Silpakorn University, he was walking on Ao Manao beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan at night and heard the tinkling sound of numerous button top shells being washed up on the shore then pulled back into the sea. The sound of the shells left a lasting impression on him. Woraphot returned to Ao Manao several years later, but never heard that sound again since the numbers of button top shells had decreased. This incident was one of several reasons which encouraged him to record the sounds of nature.
A looming threat
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/10/2023
» Last month, thousands of dead fish were reported to have washed ashore on Bang Saen beach in Chon Buri. An environmental academician declared that the fish died due to a lack of oxygen caused by a plankton bloom.