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A thick layer of smog covers central Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Thick haze blanketed the Thai capital on Monday sending air pollution levels soaring to 89 micrograms per cubic meter of PM2.5 particles in some areas, according to the Pollution Control Department. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Unhealthy levels of smog choke Thai capital for over a week

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

In this photo released by The Royal Household Bureau, Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn talk to Pope Francis, his cousin Ana Rosa Sivori, and Thai Queen Suthida at Dusit Palace Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand. (The Royal Household Bureau via AP)

Pope’s cousin takes star turn in Thailand as papal whisperer

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

A thick layer of smog covers Lumpini Park in central Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Many provinces of Thailand, including Bangkok, are shrouded with toxic smog Monday, causing concerns among people of much worst situation in the upcoming dry season when agriculture burning season really begins. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai prime minister advises masks against Bangkok smog

By JERRY HARMER and BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha walks to a cabinet meeting at the Government House of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand. Prayuth omitted a sentence in the oath of office when he led his Cabinet in the oath in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn on July 16, and Thailand's ombudsman ruled Tuesday that it will refer the matter to the Constitutional Court to decide whether the government was legally installed. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Prayuth Chan-ocha skipped Thailand constitution loyalty pledge sparks lawsuit

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Jatuporn Phromphan, center, one of the leaders of Red Shirt, arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. The court has dismissed charges of terrorism and other offenses against 24 leaders of an extended street protest in 2010 that saw key parts of central Bangkok closed off and random violence that was ended by armed military force. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai court acquits Red Shirts of terrorism for 2010 protests

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Thai investigators walk in an area that an explosion injured people in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha on Friday ordered an investigation into several small bombings in Bangkok that took place as Thailand was hosting a high-level meeting attended by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his counterparts from China and several Asia-Pacific countries.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Thai PM orders investigation of Bangkok blasts; 2 hurt

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From left, Japan's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Japan has approved the removal of South Korea from a &quot;whitelist&quot; of countries with preferential trade status, escalating tensions between the neighbors. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: US says Japan-South Korea committed nuke efforts

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A TV screen shows an image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 26, 2019. A day after two North Korean missile launches rattled Asia, the nation said Friday it had tested a &quot;new-type tactical guided weapon&quot; that was meant as a &quot;solemn warning&quot; about South Korean weapons development and its plan to hold military exercises. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea, China top Pompeo agenda on Asia trip

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

The bridge on the River Kwai is part of Thailand's most famous rail line, but its new link to Cambodia carries symbolic significance. (Associated Press/File)

Rail line links Thailand, Cambodia first time since Vietnam War

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

This image released on Friday, June 7, 2019 by Australian Federal Police, shows methamphetamine seized by Australian Border Force. Australian officials say they have seized the nation's largest haul of methamphetamine at the Melbourne waterfront in a shipment of almost 1.6 metric tons (1.8 tons) of the illicit drug hidden in stereo speakers shipped from Bangkok. (Australian Federal Police via AP)

Australian record 1.8 tons of crystal meth seized at port

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In this May 21, 2019, photo, staff monitor fishing vessels in real time at a state-of-the-art surveillance center in Bangkok, one of seven in the Asia-Pacific region. The centers help to enforce the Port State Measures Agreement, which aims to help curb illegal, unreported and unregulated, or IUU, fishing. UN officials are urging more governments to join the agreement to help combat IUU fishing, which costs world fisheries more than $20 billion a year. (AP Photo/Elaine Kurtenbach)

UN agencies urge stronger efforts to stop illegal fishing

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

This Sunday, June 2, 2019 image taken from video provided by Younes Parvin shows a fire at Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market, Thailand. Thai authorities are investigating an after-hours fire that roared through Chatuchak market, destroying dozens of the small shops crammed inside one of Asia's most popular bazaars. (Younes Parvin via AP Photo)

Fire strikes Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak weekend market

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Thai people sit on a side-road, anticipating access to Suddhaisavarya Prasad Hall, in which Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn scheduled to grant a public audience in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 6, 2019. King Maha Vajiralongkorn was officially crowned amid the splendor of the country's Grand Palace, taking the central role in an elaborate centuries-old royal ceremony that was last held almost seven decades ago.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Newly crowned Thai king hopes for unity, prosperity

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, a full moon rises behind the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. The official coronation of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is also known as Rama X, involves months of rituals that will culminate in three days of elaborate pageantry, including a parade and an appearance by the king on a balcony of the Grand Palace. The final event will be a royal barge procession in October, 2019. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Elaborate pageantry and ritual of Thai king’s coronation

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Emergency rescue teams gather outside of the Central World mall complex, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. A fire has broken out at a major mall complex in Thailand's capital, with initial reports from Thai emergency services saying has caused a possible death and injury. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Fire at Bangkok mall complex kills 2, forces big evacuation

By GEMUNU AMARASINGHE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 24, 2019, file photo, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha prepares to cast his vote at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, during the nation's first general election since the military seized power in a 2014 coup. Prayuth looks set to return as prime minister after a general election stacked heavily in his favor, but the process reveals that more than a decade's polarization in Thai politics is as strong as ever. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Analysis: Thai polls show divisions and instability remain

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha cast his ballot in Bangkok on Sunday during the nation's first general election since the military seized power in a 2014 coup. (Associated Press)

Prayuth Chan-ocha to remain Thailand prime minister if vote results stay on track

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, left, and refugee soccer player Hakeem al-Araibi pose for a photograph before a soccer match at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Feb.14, 2019. Al-Araibi was detained in Thailand for three months under threat of extradition to Bahrain and has come to Canberra to shake hands with the prime minister and say thank you for his freedom. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Refugee footballer thanks Australian leader for freedom

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

In this Oct 27, 2017, file photo, Thai Princess Ubolratana Mahidol waves to Thai people outside Grand Palace in Bangkok , Thailand. Thai Raksa Chart party on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, named the princess as its nominee to be the next prime minister, upending tradition of the palace eschewing politics and upsetting all predictions about what might happen in next month's elections. (AP Photo)

Princess Ubolratana Mahidol prime minister bid in Thailand disqualified

By Richard S. Ehrlich — The Washington Times

A drone is flown over the Suthat Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Bangkok's municipal government displayed six drones that will be used to spray water over the city to help ease high levels of pollution. More than 400 schools in Thailand's capital were shut for the rest of the week Wednesday due to increasing concern over dangerously unhealthy air pollution. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Bangkok flies drones as PM warns of costs in pollution fight

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press