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Work-from-home order issued as Thai city chokes on pollution

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city chokes on pollution

Authorities on Friday urged people in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai to stay indoors and work from home as air pollution spiked to hazardous levels.
Every breath a struggle, as air pollution harms health in Thailand

Every breath a struggle, as air pollution harms health in Thailand

Smog and sick kids: Thai pupils endure air pollution

Smog and sick kids: Thai pupils endure air pollution

Thailand mobilizes forces to tackle air pollution crisis

Thailand mobilizes forces to tackle air pollution crisis

Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and related officials have met on tackling the severe issue of air pollution.
April 11, 2024 | 06:23 pm PT
Bangkok faces hazardous air pollution levels

Bangkok faces hazardous air pollution levels

Bangkok experienced the highest air pollution levels in Thailand on Tuesday, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations reaching hazardous levels across all 50 districts of the capital, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).
January 7, 2025 | 06:33 am PT
Air pollution might cost Bangkok nearly $90M in damage

Air pollution might cost Bangkok nearly $90M in damage

Economic damage from opportunity loss caused by air pollution, exceeding an average of 100µg/m³ on the Air Quality Index (AQI) in and around Bangkok over a one-month period, has been estimated at about THB3 billion (US$89.4 million), according to an assessment by Thailand’s Kasikorn Research Center (KRC).
January 27, 2025 | 10:57 pm PT
Thai airline halts certain domestic flights due to air pollution

Thai airline halts certain domestic flights due to air pollution

Bangkok Airways, one of Thailand's main airlines, said on Wednesday that it will suspend flights between Bangkok and a northern province for more than a month because of poor visibility caused by air pollution.
March 5, 2025 | 07:00 pm PT
Thailand resorts to artificial rain as PM2.5 pollution reaches hazardous levels in Bangkok

Thailand resorts to artificial rain as PM2.5 pollution reaches hazardous levels in Bangkok

Thailand’s Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (DRRAA) has launched emergency flights to disperse PM2.5 particles as air quality in many parts of the country, including Bangkok, has reached hazardous levels.
January 15, 2026 | 04:49 pm PT
 
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