Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand began making their wedded status legal Thursday, the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.

The Thai capital of Bangkok continued on Thursday to experience pollution levels deemed “unhealthy,” with high concentrations of dangerous PM2.5 particles according to international air quality monitoring portal IQAir.

Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in Thailand's capital. Seasonal air pollution has long afflicted the Southeast Asian nation,

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.

Two Hongkongers allegedly involved in a fatal knife attack in Yuen Long earlier this week have reportedly been arrested by immigration authorities upon their arrival in Bangkok and have been escorted back to the city.

Nearly 200 schools in Bangkok, Thailand, were forced to shut down on Thursday amid severe air pollution. The city's authorities have advised residents to work from home and imposed restrictions on heavy vehicles. The Thai capital is battling seasonal air pollution, exacerbated by colder winter air, crop stubble burning, and vehicle emissions.

BANGKOK: The air quality in all areas of the Bangkok metropolitan area dipped below the safety standard on Thursday (Jan 23) morning, the Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said.

The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand is urging people across the country to work from home after air pollution levels exceeded safe levels in almost every province on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The Four Seasons Bangkok boasts a prime riverside location along the Chao Phraya River, land long ignored in favor of the city's interior neighborhoods.

The National Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) has searched a house where rare birds were raised in Thailand

The beloved Jim Thompson brand expands its touchpoints in Bangkok with the unveiling of the Jim Thompson Lifestyle Store at One Bangkok.

BANGKOK: More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed on Thursday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home