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Cold climes on radar for two weeks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/12/2024
» The temperature, especially in upper Thailand, is predicted to fall slightly until Dec 27 as a new high-pressure area is spreading into the upper part of the country, while the South is being warned to brace for more rain, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) said.
When climate commitments fall short
News, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 24/07/2024
» By early next year, Thailand and other countries are expected to update national climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The Paris Agreement mandates that nations submit new NDCs every five years, with each round more ambitious than the last. These NDCs are essential for countries to collectively tackle the global climate crisis.
Thailand temperatures to climb by 3-5C
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/02/2024
» Temperatures in Thailand will rise by 3-5C, with Bangkok set to range between 32-37C by Monday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).
Fragile supply chains will rebuild
News, Tim Culpan, Published on 27/12/2023
» Pick a single item from an array of shocks and you can see just how fragile global supply chains truly are. But combine climate change, decoupling from China, unprecedented technological development, wars, rising costs and labour shortages, and we now have an amalgam of catalysts that will change global trade for the better.
Cold snap, rain are likely over Christmas holiday: Met Dept
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 24/12/2023
» Cold and windy weather has been forecast across the country until Monday with temperatures in the northern and the northeastern regions expected to drop by 1–2 degrees Celcius.
You too, may one day have your own satellite
News, Tim Culpan, Published on 20/12/2023
» The Space Race, launched more than 60 years ago, kickstarted an unprecedented boom in travel and communications beyond our planet. But it was a realm only available to national governments with multibillion-dollar budgets. Private industry has now taken over the sector, making personal satellite ownership a fast-approaching reality for consumers.
Social media's downward spiral
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 18/12/2023
» Young people are learning the hard way about the detriments of consuming social media content unscreened, which are more than skin-deep, a seminar was told.
Keeping the young safe
News, Apinya Wipatayotin & Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/11/2023
» Two incidents of violent behaviour involving young people last month in Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat are a wake-up call for society to help address the problem as quickly as possible so as to prevent any future recurrence, according to experts.
Crack down on scams now
News, Editorial, Published on 23/10/2023
» In yet another heartbreaking incident which showed the impact of fraud on our society, a 19-year-old student took her own life after falling victim to an online scam. After making a 20,000 baht down payment for an iPhone 13, she found herself ensnared in a web of lies spun by fraudsters.
iPhone con probe widens
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2023
» At least four more people, three of them in Bangkok, have been scammed by the bogus phone vendor gang being held responsible for the suicide of a 19-year-old student earlier this week, according to the cybercrime investigators.