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Thailand issues warnings after smog blankets major cities

Thailand issues warnings after smog blankets major cities

Bangkok and northern towns have been enveloped in a toxic haze for weeks.

Joint live-fire drill closes out Cobra Gold exercise in Thailand

Joint live-fire drill closes out Cobra Gold exercise in Thailand

Troops from the U.S. and four Southeast Asian nations participate in exercise’s final drill.

Activists slam Thai artist’s conviction for insulting king with duck cartoons

Activists slam Thai artist’s conviction for insulting king with duck cartoons

Separately, two women protesting the royal defamation law entered day 50 of their hunger strike.

Thais bid farewell to boy who survived 2018 cave flooding

Thais bid farewell to boy who survived 2018 cave flooding

One of the “Wild Boars” died in England where he dreamed of a football career.

Thai parliament’s dissolution starts countdown to May general election

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha is trailing Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra, in the latest poll.

Thais bid farewell to boy who survived 2018 cave flooding

Thais bid farewell to boy who survived 2018 cave flooding

One of the “Wild Boars” died in England where he dreamed of a football career.

A plastic bottle floats below a layer of ice, in Vaasa, Finland, Dec. 8, 2022.

UN: Environmental threat looms as bottled water consumption grows exponentially

2023-03-17

Asia-Pacific is the largest consumer, with almost half of the global market.

Birds fly on a smoggy morning in Jakarta, May 27, 2022.

Improved air quality in Southeast Asia in 2022, report says

2023-03-15

Meanwhile, Bangladesh ranked as fifth most polluted, according to World Air Quality Report.

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