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World Bank, BMA highlight ways to tackle rising heat crisis

March 27, 2025

Bangkok is taking steps to shape a cooler future as extreme urban heat is threatening lives, livelihoods, and economic resilience in Bangkok, according to a new report by the World Bank and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched on Wednesday.

Indonesia intervenes as rupiah falls to Asian crisis lows

March 25, 2025

Indonesia's central bank stepped into the currency market to defend the rupiah on Tuesday, as growing concerns over politics, government spending, and capital flight pushed the rupiah to its lowest levels since the Asian financial crisis.

Agriculture Ministry details blackchin tilapia crisis response

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025

Deputy Minister Akara Prompao leads Agriculture Ministry briefing on blackchin tilapia crisis – Fisheries Dept. reports improvement, PM approves additional THB 98M.

The Football Association of Thailand’s Billion-Baht Crisis

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025

Thai football is drowning in debt, over 700 million baht and counting. Can Madam Pang save it, or will the past administration be held accountable? .

Myanmar faces severe food insecurity and child malnutrition crisis, says UNICEF

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Myanmar is facing alarming levels of food insecurity and child malnutrition, with 55% of children in the country living in poverty, according to a report by UNICEF Myanmar.

PM2.5 pollution can cost Bangkok up to 6 billion baht: KResearch

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025

The crisis is impacting tourism, healthcare costs and productivity, say experts, as industry leaders call for stricter measures to tackle root causes

Thai resort island Phuket grapples with growing garbage crisis

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025

Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket in southern Thailand, while ever more garbage piles up on the island itself, a tourist hotspot better known for its pristine beaches and stunning sunsets.

Bangkok launches Work from Home criteria to cope with PM2.5 dust crisis

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025

Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, announced on January 14, 2025, at Bangkok City Hall, a series of measures to address the forecasted high levels of PM2.5 dust in the city.

UNICEF: 750+ children killed or hurt in Myanmar's 2024 conflict, crisis grows

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 08, 2025

UNICEF Myanmar has reported that over 750 children were killed or injured due to armed conflicts in Myanmar in 2024.

Sirikanya warns govt of economic woes next year

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024

Thailand likely to be hit by intensified trade wars, People’s Party MP says

Thailand at risk due to govt’s financial mismanagement: TDRI chief

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2024

Somkiat said that the country’s credit rating could be downgraded if the government does not improve its macroeconomic management

Thai children in crisis, threatening nation's future

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Overlapping child-related issues potentially limiting GDP growth to below 2%