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BMA Implements WFH Amid PM2.5 Pollution Concerns
Published on 20/01/2025
» Bangkok’s ongoing PM2.5 air pollution crisis has prompted the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to introduce revised Work from Home (WFH) measures. Announcing the initiative, Mr Ekwaranyu Amrapal, spokesperson for the BMA, highlighted projections for PM2.5 levels between Monday and Tuesday, 20–21 January 2025, which reveal three concerning factors:
Harmful PM2.5 levels in 15 Bangkok districts
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2023
» Fifteen districts of Bangkok were found with harmful levels of PM2.5 dust, above the government's safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), on Monday morning.
Harmful PM2.5 levels in 15 Bangkok districts
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2023
» Fifteen districts of Bangkok were found with harmful levels of PM2.5 dust, above the government's safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), on Monday morning, the Pollution Control Department reported.
Bangkok, northern provinces warned of PM2.5 surge
Online Reporters, Published on 22/01/2022
» The Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation has warned of harmful levels of fine-particulate dust in Greater Bangkok and the northern region next week due to a drop in wind speed.
Toxic smog levels surge in capital
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/01/2022
» A blanket of smog has covered Bangkok as the levels of PM2.5 pollutants have surged in recent days, according to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Fine dust blankets Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2022
» Much of Bangkok and nearby provinces were blanketed in smog on Tuesday morning, with PM2.5 dust exceeding safe levels in 41 areas, the Pollutionn Control Department (PCD) reported.
Good air quality forecast over the New Year
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/12/2021
» Overall air quality throughout the country is expected to be good for the New Year period, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation.
Air pollution rises in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/12/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA's) pollution centre reported a rise in the concentration of PM2.5 in two districts.
Air pollution at levels harmful to health
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA's) pollution centre reported a rise in the concentration of fine particulate matter measuring 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in Nong Khaem district in Bangkok's west and Khlong Sam Wa district in the city's east.
City residents warned of PM2.5 surge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/12/2021
» Bangkok residents are being warned to brace for higher levels of hazardous particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), as so-called stagnant air is expected to intensify from tomorrow until Tuesday because of a drop in wind speeds.