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Kennedy Center to open US arts campus in 2019
AFP, Published on 12/06/2018
» WASHINGTON - Between a parkway and a busy freeway, Washington's Kennedy Center will open a massive campus next year where the public can view up close how art is made.
Seeing grey: Bracing for an elderly population explosion
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/06/2018
» If you were to ask the people of Bangkok what problems they most earnestly want the city to solve, most respondents would point to nagging issues like traffic congestion, flash floods and the need to preserve more green space.
Scientists say cost of sucking carbon from thin air could tumble
Reuters, Published on 08/06/2018
» OSLO: High costs of extracting greenhouse gases from thin air could tumble with new technologies that can help to combat climate change, scientists said on Thursday.
City Hall, provinces roll out flood plans
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/06/2018
» City Hall has rolled out water management strategies to tackle flooding across Bangkok and five neighbouring provinces during this year's rainy season.
Severe flood warnings put 61 provinces on high alert
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/06/2018
» Authorities in 61 provinces across the country are bracing for possible heavy rain over the next week, that could trigger severe flooding, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) says.
Dead whale spotlights losing battle against plastic
Published on 04/06/2018
» A pilot whale that died after ingesting rubbish has highlighted Thailand's losing battle against plastic, said conservationists who called for urgent measures to cut back on pollution that also worsens urban flooding.
Downpour floods Khon Kaen municipality
Published on 03/06/2018
» KHON KAEN: The municipality of this northeastern province was flooded after strong winds and heavy rain battered the city on Sunday.
Five big cats briefly flee flooded German zoo
AFP, Published on 01/06/2018
» BERLIN - Five dangerous big cats -- two lions, two tigers and a jaguar -- escaped their enclosures in a flooded German zoo Friday for several hours but were later reported back "in their cages".
Quake helps clear the blackened air over Nepal's brick kilns
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» KATHMANDU - Below skies darkened by thick black smoke, hundreds of thousands of brick kiln workers endure back-breaking labour and suffocating heat working in almost medieval conditions across South Asia.
Northeast braces for July downpours
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2018
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is keeping an eye on water levels in the Northeast, especially in watershed provinces as the region continues to experience steady rainfall.