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OPINION

Car scheme doubts

Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/04/2026

» The government's planned "old car for new" scheme, a campaign to provide a subsidy and soft loans to accelerate electric vehicle adoption, marks a policy push to advance the transition towards net zero. In principle, the direction sounds good.

THAILAND

Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smog

Mongkol Bangprapa and Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2026

» Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lead a multi‑agency delegation to Chiang Mai on Monday to follow up on efforts to address forest fires, haze and PM2.5 pollution cloaking the upper North.

THAILAND

Toxic haze in the North triggers lung risks: expert

News, PANUMET TANRAKSA, Published on 19/04/2026

» A Chiang Mai respiratory specialist has warned that hazardous PM2.5 levels could trigger severe lung inflammation as extreme pollution linked to wildfires grips northern provinces.

BUSINESS

Enconfund revs up energy projects

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/04/2026

» The Energy Conservation and Promotion Fund Office (Enconfund) is stepping up efforts to help energy projects move beyond the research stage and reach commercial viability, including an initiative to replace diesel with waste-derived oil.

THAILAND

Arsenic in northern rivers at 'unsafe' levels, warn experts

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/04/2026

» Sediment tests in northern rivers found unsafe arsenic levels, prompting the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to warn against frequent consumption of aquatic animals due to toxic accumulation risks.

THAILAND

Scorching heat sparks wave of forest and house fires

Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 17/04/2026

» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - As extremely hot daytime weather exceeding 40°C has been rising steadily for several consecutive days, Nakhon Ratchasima has been met with multiple incidents of forest fires and residential fires across various areas.

WORLD

Hungary's Orban urges party 'renewal' after vote loss

AFP, Published on 17/04/2026

» BUDAPEST - Hungary's outgoing nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban on Thursday called for a "complete renewal" of his party after suffering a crushing election defeat that ended 16 years in power.

THAILAND

Songkran in Bangkok draws nearly 5 million revellers

Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2026

» Almost 5 million people joined Songkran celebrations across Bangkok this year, up 93.4% from last year, with Siam Square topping 1.5 million, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

THAILAND

Bangkok promotes Songkran water gun recycling

Post Reporters, Published on 16/04/2026

» Songkran revellers are being encouraged to donate their water guns for plastic recycling at nine locations in Bangkok, most of them at popular shopping malls, this coming Sunday, City Hall said on Thursday.

THAILAND

86 tonnes of waste collected from Songkran venues in Bangkok

Online Reporters, Published on 15/04/2026

» Bangkok collected 86.32 tonnes of waste during the Songkran Festival on Monday, the first day major venues across the city held water-splashing activities.