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Oil spill cleanup underway after cargo ship sinks near Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/02/2026
» Marine authorities are rushing to remove the oil spill from the Andaman Sea after the sinking of a Panama‑flagged cargo ship about 3 miles off Laem Phromthep in Phuket on Saturday while en route from Malaysia to Bangladesh.
Unsafe dust pollution covers nearly half of Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/12/2025
» Ultra-fine dust pollution reached unsafe levels in Bangkok and 36 provinces including one designated red (seriously harmful) on Thursday morning.
Illegal tour groups forced to close
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/06/2024
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has investigated illegal tour companies offering extremely cheap packages, forcing 10 of them to close.
Unsafe PM2.5 levels in 51 provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2024
» Fifty-one of the 77 provinces saw hazardous levels of ultra-fine dust on Monday morning, most of them in the Central Plains, the North and the Northeast.
Smog worse, and spreading
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2024
» Forty-eight of the 77 provinces had unsafe levels of ultra-fine dust on Tuesday morning, 21 of them reporting red-level air pollution.
Unsafe dust levels in most provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2024
» Forty-one of the 77 provinces saw unsafe levels of ultra-fine dust, the greatest number in the Central Plain, on Monday morning.
BMA prepares to fight PM2.5 dust
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/11/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared measures to curb the hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust pollution, which is expected to escalate to a high level from Friday until Sunday.
Unhealthy air levels in Bangkok, provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2023
» The levels of ultra-fine dust, known as PM2.5, in some areas of Bangkok and several other provinces have been either moderate or unhealthy. People are advised to check the air quality before leaving their homes or engaging in outdoor activities, said the Public Health Ministry.
Storms expected, PM2.5 to worsen
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/03/2023
» Thunderstorms, strong winds and hail are expected in the North, Northeast, East and the Central Region including Bangkok, from Sunday to Tuesday as the country moves into the summer season.
TEST YOURSELF: Fright night
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/10/2020
» Directors recommend some scary Halloween movies