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City gains stronger powers against smog
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/09/2025
» Bangkok will be designated a "special pollution control zone" from November to March in an unprecedented attempt to tackle the city's chronic smog, governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced on Tuesday.
LEZ measures will be raised to fight PM2.5
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to expand its Low Emission Zone (LEZ) measures across all 50 districts by 2026 to tackle hazardous PM2.5 air pollution.
New tourism path for climate survival
Oped, Published on 20/08/2025
» Hotel bookings are vanishing. Tour buses sit idle. Empty beaches. The culprit? Not mass protests. Not pandemics. But smoke, dust, and heat. Tourism fuels Thailand's economy, yet smog, heat waves, and flash floods are rapidly choking it. Can paradise still sell if it's unbreathable?
The fight for clean air
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/08/2025
» After a public hearing wrapped up recently, the Clean Air Bill is heading to a second reading in parliament next month. If passed into law, it will guarantee people's access to clean air.
Smoke vs smog
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/06/2025
» I did chortle at Mr Cruikshank's complaint that the smoking room door in Chiang Mai being left open exposed passengers to "risks, including cancer".
Thailand mulls raft of stimulus measures
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/05/2025
» The new economic stimulus measures currently under review cover exports, tourism, tax base expansion and agricultural development, as well as soft loans to mitigate the impacts of a stagnant economy, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Environment on the up as world prospers
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 22/04/2025
» As we celebrate Earth Day today, it's tempting to believe that the world is on the brink of environmental collapse. We are constantly inundated by dire predictions of climate catastrophe and warnings about the planet's imminent destruction. But this is misleading. Rather than panic, we should take a moment to appreciate the remarkable progress we've made in improving the environment -- and acknowledge that a key factor is prosperity.
Unsafe smog levels in North, Northeast, parts of Central Plains, East
News, Online Reporters, Published on 27/03/2025
» People in the North, the Northeast and parts of the Central Plains and the East experienced hazardous levels of ultrafine dust within the past 24 hours as of Thursday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
North and Northeast most dust polluted regions
Online Reporters, Published on 26/03/2025
» The unsafe levels of ultrafine dust were detected in the North, the Northeast and parts of other regions over the past 24 hours, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Chiang Mai rejoins list of top 10 polluted cities
Post Reporters, Published on 25/03/2025
» Chiang Mai’s air quality remains critical as wildfires continue to burn, ranking the capital of this northern province as the eighth-worst city in the world for air pollution on Tuesday.