NAKHON NAYOK – Authorities are searching for those responsible for illegally setting fire to rice fields in central Thailand, after a blaze burned over 10,000 rai (4,000 acres) and sent a thick plume of toxic smoke toward Bangkok and neighboring provinces. Pollution Control Department introduces management of burning via Burn Check app The fire broke […]
BANGKOK – The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has issued a warning that hazardous PM2.5 levels are expected to continue increasing until mid-January, with the most severe conditions anticipated in Bangkok, its metropolitan surroundings, and the Upper Central Region. An improvement in air quality is projected after January 16. Thailand Chokes Under Widespread Smog, 45 Provinces […]
BANGKOK – Ultrafine dust blanketed much of Thailand on Monday, with unsafe levels of PM2.5 pollution recorded in Bangkok and 45 provinces over the past 24 hours, according to data released by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda). The readings highlight a severe and persistent air quality crisis affecting the Central Plains, Northeast, […]
This week, Chiang Mai, Thailand’s cultural and tourism hub in the north, has been engulfed in a thick blanket of toxic dust, leaving residents struggling with hazardous air quality. The city was ranked the 7th most polluted city in the world this morning, as PM2.5 levels soared to alarming heights, posing serious health risks to […]
Sixty-six of the 76 provinces in Thailand were shrouded with unsafe levels of ultrafine dust pollution on Wednesday morning, with the worst smog blanketing Greater Bangkok, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda). Thailand imposes burning ban to curb PM2.5 pollution According to Gistda’s report at 7am, 26 provinces suffered red levels […]
The government has announced a “no-burn” measure in a bid to control air pollution, with punishment lined up for violators. Thailand Tightens PM2.5 Dust Controls Government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said the ban follows a forecast of stagnant air circulation that will last until Feb 3, worsening the PM2.5 situation. Full story: Bangkok Post Aekarach Sattaburuth […]
BANGKOK, Jan 29 (TNA) – Thailand’s cabinet has approved new measures giving the Director-General of Disease Control Department authority to declare PM2.5 dust control zones, with violators facing fines of up to 100,000 baht ($2,800). Masks distributed all over Thailand for PM2.5 The measures establish two levels of control zones: Level 1 applies to areas […]
BANGKOK, Jan 27 (TNA) – Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Public Health will distribute over 8 million face masks nationwide to protect against harmful PM 2.5 dust. Bangkok and Samut Prakan Face Severe PM2.5 Pollution Crisis Vulnerable groups, including the elderly and high-risk individuals in orange and red zones (where PM 2.5 exceeds safe levels), […]
