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Parties roll out promises as election campaigning steps up
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/01/2026
» Pheu Thai leader and prime ministerial candidate Julapun Amornvivat teased the release of two more surprise policy packages, as rival parties intensified their campaigning.
Capital’s PM2.5 levels soar
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/01/2024
» Levels of PM2.5 pollution surpassed the safe threshold throughout Bangkok on Tuesday morning.
Hospitals told to brace for spike in respiratory problems
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/12/2023
» Public hospitals across the country have been told to ensure they are able to handle a forecast spike in respiratory problems, as the concentration of airborne pollutants is expected to rise in the next few weeks.
Fine dust blankets Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2022
» Much of Bangkok and nearby provinces were blanketed in smog on Tuesday morning, with PM2.5 dust exceeding safe levels in 41 areas, the Pollutionn Control Department (PCD) reported.
Smog again covers Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/02/2020
» Unhealthy smog blanketed most of greater Bangkok on Thursday morning, blamed on traffic congestion and stagnant air, the Pollution Control Department reported.
Bangkok again smoggy
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/02/2020
» Bangkok and surrounding areas were again covered in smog on Wednesday, with PM2.5 dust exceeding safe levels at 27 air-quality monitoring stations.
Thick smog over greater Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/01/2020
» Unsafe levels of smog were measured in 43 out of 50 areas in greater Bangkok on Friday morning, with the worst pollution in Samut Sakhon province, the Pollution Control Department reported.
Smog masks most of greater Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2020
» Fine dust pollution exceeded the safe threshold in 45 of the 48 areas of greater Bangkok on Thursday, with the worst in Bangkok's Bung Kum district, the Pollution Control Department reported.
Smog persists in capital, wearing masks advised
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/12/2019
» People were advised to wear masks when going outside as fine dust again exceeded safety standards on Wednesday at 43 air-quality monitoring stations in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
Smog returns to greater Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/11/2019
» Fine dust reached unsafe levels in 14 areas of greater Bangkok with the worst in the city's Phasicharoen and Bang Phlad districts over the past 24 hours, the Pollution Control Department reported on Thursday morning.