Toxic air still choking North
Hazardous levels of PM2.5 were limited to northern provinces on Wednesday morning, with with the worst air pollution still in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district, according to the Pollution Control Department.

Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered tough legal action be taken against foreigners working as tour guides, a profession reserved for Thais, government deputy spokeswoman Traisuree Taisarakul said.
Hazardous levels of PM2.5 were limited to northern provinces on Wednesday morning, with with the worst air pollution still in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district, according to the Pollution Control Department.
The government is seeking cooperation with neighbouring countries in Asean to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.
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Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Charles Darwin rode Napoleon's horse into battle against a dragon and its army of video game characters? Well, you could spend years - even decades - on artistic and design training to create the tableau yourself … or you could circumvent all that by using one of the many AI art generators that have become the subject of much public discussion recently.
Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a new memoir that he was “possibly dying” from the illness diagnosed a year ago.
Protester arrested for spray-painting '112' at Temple of the Emerald Buddha faces charges that could put him in jail for seven years. A 15-year-old girl was also arrested on a lese-majeste warrant at the scene.
Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited, or LH Bank, won the Best App for Customer Experience Award 2023 from the Retail Banker International Asia Trailblazer Awards 2023.
PATTANI: Gunmen murdered a tambon chief's assistant as he and his wife left a construction company warehouse in Sai Buri district on Wednesday morning.
A chemical industry guru points out that the chemical industry will play an essential role in tackling climate change and co-creating a decarbonised and sustainable society.
Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered tough legal action be taken against foreigners working as tour guides, a profession reserved for Thais, government deputy spokeswoman Traisuree Taisarakul said.
The Pheu Thai Party on Wednesday welcomed former House deputy speaker Suchart Tancharoen into its ranks. He was formerly with the Palang Pracharath Party, which still leads the caretaker government.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned parents to be alert after "many children" in the south were hospitalised after eating smuggled cannabis-infused cookies containing excessive levels of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
New chief executive officer to oversee markets in Thailand and Indochina with a brief to food, beverages and health supplements business
HONG KONG: As thousands of visitors streamed through a Hong Kong exhibition hall and deals were struck for works by Picasso and Yayoi Kusama, art collectors celebrated the city’s return to its bustling heyday.
Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Charles Darwin rode Napoleon's horse into battle against a dragon and its army of video game characters? Well, you could spend years - even decades - on artistic and design training to create the tableau yourself … or you could circumvent all that by using one of the many AI art generators that have become the subject of much public discussion recently.
Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a new memoir that he was “possibly dying” from the illness diagnosed a year ago.