Air pollution in Thailand hits regional agenda
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised the status of the PM2.5 problem from a national agenda item to an issue requiring Asean cooperation to solve.
Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollution
Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.
Air pollution shrouds tower blocks in Bangkok, Thailand
Footage shows the deadly air pollution that was choking Bangkok this morning amid a rise in agricultural burning across Southeast Asia. Tower blocks around the Asoke Intersection along Sukhumvit Road were clouded by the toxic smog.
Air Pollution Becomes Political Battleground in Thailand
Thailand's PM2.5 pollution crisis has intensified into a political issue as local elections approach on February 1. Opposition leader Natthapong Ruangpanyawut criticized Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shi
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close
BANGKOK: Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday (Jan 24), city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes.
Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
BANGKOK: Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday (Jan 23), local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
Thai air pollution disrupts services
Worsening air pollution is choking Bangkok, closing schools. The government is asking people to work from home and avoid outdoor activities.
Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close
More than 350 schools in Bangkok have been forced to close due to air pollution, authorities in Thailand’s capital have said. The Thai capital has been struggling with hazardous air quality since midweek,
Thailand urging people to work from home due to severe air pollution, Bangkok badly hit
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.
Bangkok Air Pollution
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Air pollution chokes Thailand as leader shows off in Switzerland
Air pollution choked large parts of Thailand again this morning - as the country's Prime Minister posted pictures of herself showing off in Switzerland. Footage shows the toxic soup of smog and smoke from agricultural burning engulfing buildings in the capital Bangkok shortly before 9am local time.
Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in capital by offering free public transport
Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring ...
Thailand trials unconventional 'cloud seeding' as air pollution wreaks havoc
It's a method that's largely unproven, but Thailand's government is willing to try anything after air pollution in the ...
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Combating PM 2.5 air pollution in Bangkok – All metro and bus services will be free Jan 25-31
The government has announced urgent measures to combat PM 2.5 air pollution in Bangkok, including seven days of free public ...
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Unsafe air in 58 of 77 Thai provinces
Unsafe levels of toxic ultrafine dust were detected in 58 out of 77 provinces in Thailand, with the worst air pollution ...