BANGKOK: The government of Thailand has announced making public transport free for a week in the capital Bangkok to curb the smog and ease traffic

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Bangkok’s air quality took a nosedive today, earning it the grim title of the fourth worst city in the world for air pollution.

The country is also seasonally affected by smoke from fires lit by farmers across South-east Asia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Asset World—controlled by Thailand billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi—is investing $475 million to develop a mixed-use property in Bangkok’s Chinatown to tap on the country’s tourism boom.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged people to work from home for the rest of the week if they can, with air pollution forecast to worsen after already forcing the temporary closure of more than a dozen schools.

We don’t have the upscale grocer here in the Big Mango but here are some places you can buy Erewhon-like smoothies in Bangkok.

VALORANT Champions winner EDward Gaming has qualified for the upcoming international tournament, Masters Bangkok.

I visited Thai Airways restaurant in Bangkok. A lot of used airplane seats and parts turned into furniture which makes the place unique. The food price was very reasonable too. After lunch, I joined my friend Rena in showing me the airplane graveyard in Bangkok.

BANGKOK: Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday (Jan 24), city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes.

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