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Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia
AFP, Published on 10/12/2019
» SYDNEY - Toxic haze blanketed Sydney Tuesday triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city, as Australians braced for "severe" weather conditions expected to fuel deadly bush blazes.
Haze shrouds city as PM2.5 spikes
News, Published on 10/01/2020
» Fine dust reached unsafe levels in 45 out of 48 areas in greater Bangkok on Thursday, with Bung Kum district reporting the highest concentration of particulate matter in the air, said the Pollution Control Department.
Govt to step up on haze
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is poised to issue further instructions at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to combat the haze problem, according to government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub.
Bangkok to step up haze fight
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/01/2025
» 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 to step up haze fight
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2025
» 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.
Haze saga shows flaws in approach
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/02/2019
» As the country's fight against the pollution crisis continues, almost all state agencies are boasting of some progress in their work.
Shoppers tipped to hazard festival haze
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/02/2019
» Despite concerns over toxic haze, Thais are expected to spend more during Chinese New Year, according to the latest spending survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
Firms let workers shelter from haze
Business, Published on 02/02/2019
» Companies in Bangkok are allowing workers, especially those sick or pregnant, to work from home to avoid exposure to toxic PM2.5 dust. With schools closed this week, both the private and public sectors are attempting to safeguard the most vulnerable from the unprecedented pollution.
Temperature quirk set to worsen haze
News, Pitcha Dangprasith, Published on 05/02/2019
» People in Bangkok and its surrounding areas were warned Monday to take extra precautions against PM2.5 dust particles on Thursday and Feb 13-15 which the Meteorological Department expects to be the most heavily polluted days this month.
City toxic haze eases for now
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2019
» While the level of PM2.5 has declined in the capital, the hazardous dust has hit Khon Kaen, Phrae and Nakhon Sawan, with the worst air quality recorded in Khon Kaen.