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Call for speedy passage of clean air bill
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 12/12/2025
» Tourism operators hope senators can complete the reading of the clean air bill before the House dissolution in order for it to be enacted during this high season, as northern regions brace for smog.
Phuket encouraged to seek special administrative status
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 03/09/2025
» With the new Phuket governor scheduled to take over next month, the current governor is pushing for his successor to continue to support the proposal to make the island a special administrative zone with an annual budget of more than 10 billion baht.
Northern Thailand tourism operators say Clean Air Act essential
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 07/03/2025
» Tourism operators in the North urged the government to accelerate issuing the Clean Air Act, as thick smog from neighbouring countries already caused an airline to halt its operations.
Unwelcome rebirth of zero-dollar tours
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 19/06/2024
» The scourge of zero-dollar tours has returned with even lower prices, targeting inbound tourists from China, Russia and India.
Smoking out the truth up north
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/03/2024
» In the early months of recent years, residents in northern Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, have braced for choking PM2.5 air pollution.
Chiang Mai seeks solution to smog
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 07/11/2023
» As the smog season draws nearer, Chiang Mai tourism operators are urging the government to accelerate the passage of the Clean Air Act and implement other mechanisms to reduce pollution from the agricultural sector.