Day: November 8, 2021
Chile’s desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Alto Hospicio – A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion. The social impact of rampant consumerism in the clothing industry …
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Bangkok governor: Floodwater to rise again this evening, tomorrow morning
THE GOVERNOR of Bangkok Pol. Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang today (Nov. 8) apologised to city residents for widespread flooding over the past one to two days caused by high tide and mass of water flowing downstream while warning that floodwater will rise again from 4 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. this evening and tomorrow morning, …
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Prawit opens door to former senior official, police chief
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Nov. 8) confirmed a former undersecretary of interior and a former police chief will certainly be welcome to join the largest coalition partner in government. Prawit who concurrently performs as deputy prime minister referred to Chatchai Promlert who retired from the post of …
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Motorists told to avoid Krung Thon bridge amid heavy flooding
WITH many places in Bangkok and Samut Prakan flooded today (Nov. 8) after Chao Phraya River overflowed amid a high tide, the latest alert is for motorists to avoid Krung Thon bridge and use Rama 8 or Rama 7 bridges instead, Siam Rath newspaper said. Motorists on both sides of the river were told …
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Pheu Thai Party’s strategy of ‘trying to beat ’em and looking to bow to ’em’ just won’t workÂ
By Out-Crowd GIVEN THEIR REPEATED STRATEGY OF ”trying to beat ’em and looking to bow to ’em”, Pheu Thai Party will likely lose many MP seats to Move Forward Party though the former might probably win more MP seats than Palang Pracharath Party in the next election nationwide. As long as Pheu Thai Party, with …