#BangkokPost : Extremely hot weather warped rails in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, and it took railway workers about an hour to cool them down to make the tracks usable again, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said on Wednesday. #Thailand #transport #train

#BangkokPost : Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) warned people in workplaces of the life-threatening health risks from preventable non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which contribute to 400,000 deaths and account for 1.6 trillion baht in economic losses annually.

#BangkokPost : Thais are gladly welcoming the 5,400 personnel of the USS Theodore Roosevelt now visiting Chon Buri -- including thousands of sex workers in the shadows.

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#BangkokPost : The popular tourist island of Koh Lan, off Pattaya, is facing a water shortage, with residents forced to pay high prices for tap water brought in and sold by private suppliers. #Thailand #travel #KohLan #Pattaya #water #prices #Finance #Drought

Welcome to Na Tip Kasem Farm, which specialises in organic rice farming in #Ayutthaya . The farm has organised agricultural tourism activities that have attracted visitors worldwide.

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#BangkokPost : Photographer Kamthorn Paowattanasuk explores the evolving art and architecture of Thai temples in 'Holy Land'. #lifestyle #artist #Photographer #temples #religion #event
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#BangkokPost : Senior police officers and the governor of Phuket plan talks with 12 consuls about crimes committed by visitors to the country, in the hope of developing “Phuket Model” solutions that can be applied in other provinces. #Thailand #travel #Phuket #crime #consul

#BangkokPost : The well-known British publisher and journalist Colin Hastings was killed in a car accident in Bang Saray, Chon Buri on Monday afternoon. He was 73. #Thailand #British #dead #journalist #ColinHastings #transport #accident
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#BangkokPost : The Embassy of Malaysia is holding the Penang Street Food Festival on Saturday at The Old Siam Plaza (Market, Level 3) from 11am to 6pm. #lifestyle #Embassy #food #Festival #Malaysia #event
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#BangkokPost : Southeast Asia's severe heat wave is pushing temperatures and power demand to new records, straining grids and prompting traders in the region to bulk up on natural gas cargoes.
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#BangkokPost : Spectators gather to watch a rocket launching competition at the ‘Look Noo’ festival in tambon Ban Chang of Pathum Thani’s Muang district. The Mon practice of lighting up funeral pyres with rockets, which was initially meant as a way to honour venerated individuals,

#BangkokPost : Marisa Srijanpleang's first solo exhibition, 'Blooms With The Wind Blows', presents her story through photographs of flowers from the Thai-Cambodian border area. #lifestyle #Photographs #Cambodian #flowers #exposition #fugitive #memories #event

#BangkokPost : Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, chairman of the Progressive Movement, on Monday shrugged off the Election Commission (EC)'s warning regarding the group's current campaign encouraging people to run in the Senate race. #thailand #politics #MFP #Election

#BangkokPost : The promised nationwide increase in the minimum daily wage will probably not come until Oct 1, Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Tuesday. #thailand #wage #Finance
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#BangkokPost : The operator of Thailand's two main airports plans to spend about US$4.8 billion to more than double capacity by the end of the decade to cope with a surge in post-coronavirus-pandemic tourism. #Thailand #travel #transport #airports
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#BangkokPost : China on Wednesday began sea trials of the Fujian, its most advanced and first homemade aircraft carrier, state media said. #world #China #ship #aircraft
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#BangkokPost : Art viewers are invited to ponder the journey of beautiful flowers during 'Yummy Rose', which will kick off this Saturday and run daily from 11am to 8pm until July 21, at Hop Photo Gallery, 3rd floor of Seacon Square, Srinakarin Road. #lifestyle #artist #event

#BangkokPost : Nine crew were taken to safety after a fishing trawler caught fire while refuelling in the Andaman sea early Sunday morning. #thailand #Andaman #sea #fishing #fire #boat
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#BangkokPost : Babymonster, a K-pop sensation under YG Entertainment, is set to meet Thai fans in Bangkok as part of the first fan meet tour titled 'Babymonster Presents: See You There In Bangkok'. This anticipated event will take place on June 29 at Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon.

#BangkokPost : The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warned the temperatures in Thailand may keep rising until the end of this month, before the weather will later improve because of the onset of the rainy season. #thailand #Meteorological #temperature #heat #rain #weather