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Spate of uni deaths raises PM2.5 fears
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 06/04/2024
» The recent death of an academic in Chiang Mai from lung cancer has heightened concerns about PM2.5 pollution in the northern province, which has consistently ranked one of the world's most air-polluted areas.
Bangkok considers 50kph limit
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/02/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is asking the police to impose a 50-kilometre-per-hour speed limit on 40 roads in inner Bangkok and around major residential areas.
Bad air, caves and elephants
News, Pinya Wipatayotin and Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/12/2023
» Environmental beat yielded some very diverse stories in 2023.
Clean air advocate doctor succumbs to lung disease at 29
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/12/2023
» A 29-year-old Chiang Mai doctor suffering from lung cancer who showed his fighting spirit using the social media hashtag "Su-Di-Wa" (don't give up) while sharing his experience, died on Tuesday.
BMA tightens safety measures for 4am nightlife
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/11/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has begun tightening safety measures to ensure nightspots strictly comply with the law and are ready for the government's plan to extend opening hours to 4am.
Chiang Mai air 'world's worst'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/03/2023
» Chiang Mai continues to suffer from unhealthy levels of air pollution as authorities try to find solutions.
Lung cancer risk higher in polluted Chiang Mai
Online Reporters, Published on 12/11/2022
» The number of new cases of cancer in northern Thailand is higher than the national average, with high levels of hazardous particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) believed to trigger mutations that lead to the disease, a local physician says.