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Co-payment scheme ends, injecting B84bn into Thai economy
Online Reporters, Published on 01/01/2026
» The government’s Khon La Khrueng (half-half) Plus co-payment scheme has officially ended, with more than 9.21 million participants fully using their allotted benefits, while over 10.5 million users did not exhaust their entitlements.
Motorbike gang crash kills 2, injures 3 in high-speed street race
News, Online Reporters, Published on 02/08/2025
» Two men were killed and three others seriously injured after five motorcycles collided during a high-speed street race involving over 100 riders in Samut Prakan province early Saturday morning.
People in smoggy North advised to work from home
Online Reporters, Published on 13/03/2023
» Employers in the smoggy North and other areas are being advised to allow their employees to work from home whenever possible because of the high levels of PM2.5 dust in the air.
About half of inspected vehicles are polluters
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2022
» Around half of all vehicles randomly checked on the roads were polluters, with exhaust emissions exceeding legal limits, the Pollution Control Department said.
5,600 racers caught in 11 days
Online Reporters, Published on 02/07/2020
» Police arrested more than 5,600 street racers and seized over 17,700 bikes in 11 days after the night curfew was lifted.
Poll: Little faith in PM2.5 solutions
Online Reporters, Published on 26/01/2020
» A majority of people are not sure the government would be able to solve the PM2.5 problem which has widely hit the country, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.
Air 'safe' throughout Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2019
» The Pollution Control Department reported on Wednesday morning there were no hazardous levels of fine dust in greater Bangkok, with PM2.5 readings at 18-44 microgrammes per cubic metre of air over the last 24 hours.
City dust levels up slightly
Online Reporters, Published on 05/02/2019
» Fine dust levels have risen slightly in greater Bangkok, but Bang Khen district of the capital was the only area with a hazardous reading, the Pollution Control Department reported on Tuesday morning.
4% of large vehicles found emitting black smoke
Online Reporters, Published on 03/02/2019
» Many trucks and passenger buses were found emitting more black smoke than the 45% limit in checks of exhaust fumes conducted by the Land Transport Department to date, according to director-general Peerapol Thavornsupcharoen.
PM: Avoid using diesel vehicles in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 01/02/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged motorists in Bangkok to use diesel-powered vehicles only in cases of necessity, or to refrain from using them at all until the smog shrouding the capital clears.