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Thai authorities issue extreme heat warnings for dozens of provinces

A man holds up an umbrella as temperatures hit a record 45.4 degrees Celsius in Bangkok, Thailand, on 21st April, 2023.

Bangkok Reuters Thai authorities on Saturday warned residents across large swathes of country, including the capital Bangkok, to avoid going outdoors due to extreme heat. Parts of Asia are reporting extreme heat this month, with record-breaking temperatures seen in some countries. In Bangladesh and parts of India, extreme heat is leading to surge in power demand, […]

Heirs step up as COVID deaths rock Bangkok’s famous street-food stalls

Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok’s Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of COVID-19 in July. While aromatic pork broth simmers, Adulwitch carefully places a framed picture of […]

Clashes in Thailand as pressure builds on PM over coronavirus crisis

Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Thai police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters near the office of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday, as opposition parties moved to censure him in parliament over his handling of a COVID-19 crisis. Hundreds of protesters marched on the Government House to demand Prayuth resigns, the latest show […]

Wow!: Thai low-cost housing plan puts slum dwellers in charge

RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the success of a rehousing scheme in Bangkok known as Baan Mankong…

Thai virus clusters spotlight conditions for migrant labour

Bangkok, Thailand Reuters A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has put a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as Thailand grapples with its deadliest outbreak so far. Migrant workers have been crucial during Bangkok’s decade-long construction boom, but they receive limited […]

Postcards: Bangkok’s micro homes – a model for slum dwelling in COVID-19?

Thailand Bangkok Model homes in Klong Toey slum1

RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on hopes small homes which have helped residents during the coronavirus pandemic could be a model for the larger planned redevelopment of a Bangkok slum…

Snapshot: Floating market, Bangkok

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Bangkok court halts river promenade project that would worsen flooding

Bangkok, Thailand Thomson Reuters Foundation A court in Bangkok has asked the city’s authorities to stop work on a riverside promenade that urban planners and environmentalists said would worsen flooding and uproot hundreds of families dependent on the river to make a living. The administrative court last Wednesday told the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration that the […]