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COVID-19: Thailand's school dropout rate soars

Education has become unaffordable for many families in Bangkok, Thailand, given the impact of the virus, as new groups are suddenly living in poverty. /CGTN Ten-year-old Phumeakkawut is like m

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Thailand population crisis: COVID-19 aggravates poverty

Thailand's birth rate is plummeting as COVID-19 pushes couples to rethink having kids. /CGTN It's a pandemic that has inevitably changed life as we know it.When the COVID-19 public health cris

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Virus related to SARS-CoV-2 found in bats in Southeast Asia

It is the world's most pressing scientific puzzle. Pieces are scattered around the world in search of a suspect in the largest health crisis to ever hit the globe in the past century.The first docume

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Cambodia's Circus of Hope fights for survival

01:47 Under the bright lights of the circus tent, Kong Tida moves with captivating grace, every gesture unfolding with deliberation. He is excited to perform in front of an audience bu

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COVID-19: Thai farmers turn to gold panning

In the most remote district of a province at the southernmost corner of Thailand, thick mist lingers over lush jungle, carpeting the mountains like a white linen sheet. Towering trees spread their ca

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Has Teflon Thailand met its match in COVID-19?

Phuket becomes a "ghost island" as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps tourists away, Phuket, Thailand. /CGTN In the 1970s, when Thailand's neighbors – Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam – were mired

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E-waste hazard management

For the past few years, Phra Chayaphat Kuntaweera, a Buddhist abbot, has watched helplessly as more than two dozen waste-processing factories opened up around his temple. His temple, in Chachoengs

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Anti-monarchy protests reveal generation gap in Thailand

Thailand's latest episode of political protests have burgeoned into a powerful movement that is challenging the country's long-standing social and political orders.For months, tens of thousands have

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COVID-19 pandemic pushes Thais into mental health crisis

03:09 As COVID-19 continues to take lives around the world, there's another public health crisis that is rearing its ugly head. One that may, perhaps unleash more death and despair tha

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Water disputes loom as Thailand experiences worst drought in decades

A drought-hit irrigation canal in Thailand's Pathum Thani province. /CGTN Photo Canals with no water. Rivers running dry. These could be the clearest signs yet that Thailand is facing a drough

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Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban

Mariam, the 8-month old dugong died from an infection exacerbated by plastic waste found in her stomach. Mariam became a symbol of conservation. -In Thailand, single-use plastic bags have bee