Heatstroke deaths surge, 4 Southern provinces at extreme risk
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025
Heatstroke has claimed 212 lives in Thailand. The Department of Health issued the highest alert, with four southern provinces under extreme danger. Close monitoring ordered.
Forecasters warn of extreme cold in central, eastern China
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024
China's meteorologists warned of low temperatures, blizzards and strong winds on Sunday as a cold wave swept through central and eastern parts of the country, prompting authorities to secure heating, uninterrupted electricity supply and safe transportation amid the freeze.
Thailand issues ‘extreme heat’ alert for Bangkok, 3 other provinces
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023
Thailand issued an “extreme heat” warning on Friday as temperatures rose again after hitting 45 degrees Centigrade (113F) for the first time in history last weekend.
Exposure to extreme urban heat has tripled worldwide since the 1980s, study finds
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Over the past 40 years, as climate change leaped into global awareness, exposure to extreme heat jumped by close to 200% in more than 10,000 of the worlds biggest urban areas, according to a study published in October in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
DSI shares tale of extreme loan-sharking as they build case against suspect
WEDNESDAY, JULY 03, 2019
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI), the Army and police officers have raided three target locations in Bangkok, including a house of an alleged loan shark, as they sought to build a case against the loan shark, DSI chief Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang said on Wednesday.
American rock band Extreme will be in Bangkok this month, playing a long-awaited concert at GMM Live House on the eighth floor of CentralWorld on June 13 at 8pm.