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Dust pollution surges in greater Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2019
» Fine dust levels breached the safety threshold in greater Bangkok on Monday morning, with the worst air in the city's Bang Kholaem district.
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PM holds urgent haze meeting
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday held an urgent video-conference with 16 provincial governors and related ministries after PM2.5 air pollution exceeded the so-called safe level in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
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Polluting vehicles face impoundment, extra checks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/01/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday warned on his Facebook page warning that vehicles with exhaust emissions that exceed safe limits will be black-listed and banned from the road amid concern over the sharp rise in PM2.5 dust levels across the capital.
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Govt takes flak over haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/01/2020
» The government must come up with more practical measures to tackle the ultra-fine PM2.5 dust, especially since its national agenda on haze management appears to have made little progress over the past year, university students said.
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Govt steps up virus testing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/02/2020
» The Ministry of Public Health has tightened screening criteria for people in eight provinces popular with Chinese tourists after the number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand changed little over the past week.
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Unhealthy smog still chokes greater Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/02/2020
» Unhealthy smog persisted in most areas of Bangkok and surrounding provinces on Tuesday, as well as in the North, where Muang district of Mae Hong Son was especially afflicted by hazardous dust.
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Thailand reports 30 new coronavirus cases
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/03/2020
» Thailand reported 30 new coronavirus cases -- including three foreigners -- on Tuesday, raising the total to 177, Sukhum Kanchanaphimai, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Health told a news conference.
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Covid-19 pushes plastic waste rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2020
» Over the past year, Thais have become more aware of the impact of single-use plastics on the environment and joined hands to reduce its consumption. But as the country has been hit by the spread of Covid-19, forcing people to spend more time at home, the amount of plastic waste generated has surged by 15%.
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Much needed breathing room
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/05/2020
» After five months of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, normalcy is gradually returning to the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute (BIDI), a specialised hospital for emerging infectious diseases and respiratory illnesses.
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Covid-19 test results negative so far in Rayong, Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/07/2020
» About 2,500 people were tested for Covid-19 in Rayong and Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday following the double health scare, about half the results were in and so far all were negative, the Disease Control Department chief said on Friday.
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