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PM orders week of free public transport to combat PM2.5
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered free public transport in Bangkok for one week, starting today, in response to worsening air pollution as dust levels have surged across all districts of the capital.
Bangkok ranked 4th among most polluted cities worldwide
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2025
» Bangkok on Friday was ranked as the fourth worst city in the world for air quality, according to the latest data from Swiss-based IQAir, as toxic haze continues to affect the capital and other provinces in the country.
Bangkok among world's worst cities for pollution
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/10/2024
» Bangkok and Chiang Mai have made it into the top 50 cities worldwide for dust pollution, according to the latest data from Swiss-based IQAir.
World's worst smog chokes North
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/04/2024
» Most provinces in the North were hit with dangerous levels of PM2.5 on Monday morning, with Chiang Mai rated the city with the worst air pollution in the world.
Srettha will not declare Chiang Mai a disaster zone
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/03/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has defended a decision not to designate Chiang Mai a disaster area despite it being blanketed by smog, saying he was trying to protect tourism.
Chiang Mai smog world's worst again
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/04/2023
» Chiang Mai had the world’s worst air pollution again on Tuesday morning, with an air quality index (AQI) of 180, according to the air-pollution monitoring website IQAir.
Tourists shun choking Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/04/2023
» Hazardous pollution levels in northern Thailand have left Chiang Mai choking under thick smog, with local residents worried about the impact on tourism — and their health.
Thick smog chokes North, upper Northeast
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2023
» Levels of PM2.5 have reached the "unhealthy" red zone throughout the North and the upper Northeast, as people in Chiang Mai have been urged to stay indoors and work from home.
Chiang Mai air still the worst
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/03/2023
» Chiang Mai was again listed on Wednesday as the city with the worst air pollution in the world, according to pollution monitoring website IQAir.
Toxic dust blankets North
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/03/2023
» Northern provinces, especially Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, were blanketed by unsafe levels of the carcinogenic PM2.5 on Sunday, according to the Health Department.