BANGKOK: The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on Friday (Jan 31) a week after toxic air forced hundreds of schools ...

Government measures fall short, experts say, as air quality index (AQI) readings become more hazardous in Thai capital.

Bangkok aims for pollution control status to tackle rising PM2.5, with measures including truck restrictions and free public transport.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will ask the government to declare Bangkok as an air pollution control area as PM2.5 levels are expected to surge again over the next seven days.Bangkok ...

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Economic damage from opportunity loss caused by air pollution, exceeding an average of 100µg/m³ on the Air Quality Index (AQI ...

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged people to work from home for the rest of the week if they can, with air ...

Bangkok officials also announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes. Seasonal air pollution has long afflicted Thailand ...

The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on ...

A mix of stagnant cold air, smoke from crop burning, and car fumes causes air quality to reach unhealthy levels.

BANGKOK - The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on Jan 31 a week after toxic air forced hundreds of schools to close.