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Chiang Mai tourism hit by smog
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2023
» Severe haze pollution has not only posed a health hazard to residents in Chiang Mai, but also hit tourism.
Rescued baby orangutans make quick friends
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/09/2017
» Two baby Sumatran orangutans rescued by border officials rubbed noses with another pair of baby orangutans already resident at the wildlife centre where they were taken.
Doi Suthep fire likely caused by villagers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/05/2016
» Villagers are being blamed for causing a wildfire that ravaged 290 rai of forest in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park and sparked smoke pollution concerns.
Huge Canada fire slowed but not out
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/05/2016
» You could fit the whole city of Bangkok (1,568 sq.km) inside the area already burned in the wildfire engulfing the Fort McMurray area in Alberta Canada. Improving weather has slowed, but not stopped the massive inferno.
A cure for haze?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/01/2016
» Finally, farmers may have a practical alternative to burning their agricultural waste, a major cause of seasonal haze which typically begins in late January.
Smog nightmare in Beijing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2015
» It's not forest fires but normal economic activity that is choking Beijing and surrounding areas, with harmful particles over 25 times higher than safe levels.
Rain and wind shifts like to bring haze relief to South (Updated Friday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/10/2015
» Air quality is at dangerous levels in much of Southeast Asia, but the situation in Thailand is likely to improve because of rain and a shift in wind direction.
Indonesia's smog hits tourism islands Phuket and Koh Samui
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/10/2015
» Heavy layers of smog blanketed the south since Monday, creating health risks & delaying flights up to 2 hours to tourist destinations such as Phuket.
Chiang Mai's moat, unhealthy mix of water plus parasites
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/04/2015
» Chiang Mai municipal officials are hurrying to clean the city's famous moat before Songkran begins after university experts found large numbers of parasites in its mud.
What's new in business news: March 6, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/03/2015
» China's economic growth slowing, Bangkok city to take over work on Green Line & contract farming, root cause of haze in the north.