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New Bangkok clean-air measures announced
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/11/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and its network partners will adopt 10 new measures to help reduce PM2.5 in the city for 2026.
Five tourists rescued from leaking tour boat off Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/07/2025
» Five foreign tourists were safely rescued from a tour boat that began leaking during a return trip from a diving excursion off Phuket.
Kuwaiti embassy called over Pattaya bikers
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/08/2024
» Pattaya City police met with a representative from the Kuwaiti embassy to discuss complaints about foreign motorcycle riders.
Foreigners arrested for riding noisy bikes on Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/05/2024
» Two foreigners have been arrested on Koh Samui after riding big bikes around with very loud exhaust pipes and giving the middle finger to local residents.
People in North advised to work from home
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/03/2023
» Employers in the North and other areas should allow their employees to work from home whenever possible because of the high levels of PM2.5, the government said.
Haze and blazes hit North
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/03/2023
» Haze pollution is exceeding safe levels in 36 provinces, particularly in the North, while Bangkok and surrounding provinces will remain blanketed in smog for two more days.
BMA aims for cleaner, safer air
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/05/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to elevate the PM2.5 safety standard from 50 to 37.5 µg/m³.
Building stopped to reduce pollution
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered all construction work in Bangkok -- including seven electric train projects -- to stop until Thursday as it steps up efforts to reduce levels of dust pollutants shrouding the city.
Living with carcinogens
Life, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Published on 19/02/2019
» Although the PM2.5 crisis appears to have subsided in Bangkok, many parts of the country, especially the North and Northeast, are still suffering from poor air quality.
Over 10,000 cars busted for fumes
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/02/2019
» More than 10,000 vehicles have been busted over the past 12 days for emitting black exhaust fumes that exceed the safety limit, says the Department of Land Transport (DLT).