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Samut Prakan school on climate change front line
By Lisa Martin and Pitcha Dangprasith, AFP, Published on 24/06/2023
» Each morning, four children stand barefoot in a line and proudly sing the national anthem as the Thai flag is raised outside their school, perched on a finger of land surrounded by the sea.
Thai meth barons look closer to home as pandemic curbs exports
Lisa Martin and Pitcha Dangprasith of AFP, Published on 17/02/2021
» Cheaper than a coffee but powerful enough to keep him riding Bangkok's streets without sleep, Soonthorn puts a flame to a methamphetamine tablet wrapped in foil and inhales the intoxicating vapours.
Conscription call 'to make army better'
News, Pitcha Dangprasith & Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 01/03/2019
» Political parties wanting to cut military spending and also end conscription say they are only looking to make the military better.
Hedging against Bangkok's PM2.5 pollution crisis
News, Pitcha Dangprasith, Published on 03/02/2019
» For visitors, stepping into "Lan Mai Thai", a small tree shop operated by Manee Siripalika in Min Buri district near Chatuchak 2 Market, is like walking into an oasis.
Abhisit tells students to vote, hit social media
News, Pitcha Dangprasith, Published on 31/01/2019
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva urged university students on Wednesday to use social media to express their political ideals and opinions if they want to help foster change after the March election.
Activists back cops in child helmet row
News, Pitcha Dangprasith, Published on 30/01/2019
» Road safety activists dished out free helmets for children Tuesday following social media debate over whether a police officer was right to charge a father whose three-year-old daughter failed to wear a helmet while on his motorcycle.
Two schools close to protect students
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2019
» Two schools in Bangkok are closing for three days in a bid to protect their young students from the PM2.5 haze, minuscule particulate matter that can enter lung tissue and blood vessels.
2 schools close to protect students
News, Pitcha Dangprasith, Published on 24/01/2019
» Two schools in Bangkok are closing for three days in a bid to protect their young students from the PM2.5 haze, minuscule particulate matter that can enter lung tissue and blood vessels.
Prachachat Party chief optimistic
News, Pitcha Dangprasith, Published on 23/01/2019
» Prachachat Party leader Wan Muhammad Nor Matha on Tuesday expressed confidence that his party will win many MP seats in Bangkok while introducing his first candidate to voters in Bang Kapi district.
A smoggy fashion statement
News, Pitcha Dangprasith and Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/01/2019
» As the level of minuscule dust particles, known as PM2.5, rises in Bangkok the city's skyline is turning brown and hazy, spreading alarm about the ramifications for people's health.