Air pollution

  • Environment News59 areas see excessive PM 2.5 dust in Bangkok today
    ThaigerSunday, January 17, 2021
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    59 areas see excessive PM 2.5 dust in Bangkok today

    59 areas in Bangkok are seeing excessive PM 2.5 dust ratings today as air quality is being described as moderate to poor. Din Daeng Road is being identified as the most polluted, according to the air4thai website of the Pollution Control Department. The amount of PM 2.5 dust is being measured at between 39 and 113 microns. Din Daeng is…

  • Environment NewsBangkok enveloped in bad smog Friday
    ThaigerFriday, January 15, 2021
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    Bangkok enveloped in bad smog Friday

    Get out the anti-pollution masks and turn on the air purifier, air pollution in Bangkok is at unhealthy levels. 64 locations in Bangkok were reported with high levels of the air pollutant PM2.5, according to the Pollution Control Department. As a cold weather front in China weakens, air circulation is also slowing down, causing dust to accumulate and drop to…

  • Environment NewsAir pollution at “unhealthy levels” in 64 areas in Bangkok
    Som-OThursday, January 14, 2021
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    Air pollution at “unhealthy levels” in 64 areas in Bangkok

    Get out the anti-pollution masks and turn on the air purifier, air pollution in Bangkok is at unhealthy levels. 64 locations in Bangkok have reported high levels of the air pollutant PM2.5, according to the Pollution Control Department. People are advised to avoid outdoor activities. As a cold weather front in China weakens, air circulation is also slowing down, causing…

  • Environment NewsPM2.5 over the limit in 21 areas of Bangkok
    Som-OWednesday, January 6, 2021
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    PM2.5 over the limit in 21 areas of Bangkok

    The pollution control department reports PM2.5 dust particles exceed the standard in 21 areas of Bangkok this morning and reaching unhealthy levels. People in the affected areas are being told to monitor their health. People who have any symptoms of coughing, shortness of breath, or eye irritation, “please stay inside the premises and refrain from outdoor activities”. Children and elderly…

  • Environment NewsSmoke and mirrors – the truth about Bangkok’s air pollution | VIDEO
    ThaigerSaturday, December 19, 2020
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    Smoke and mirrors – the truth about Bangkok’s air pollution | VIDEO

    OPINION TRANSCRIPT Smoke, haze, smog. Every year it’s the same culprits in Bangkok. It’s all the cars sitting in traffic, it’s the old diesel buses, it’s people burning too many incense sticks… yes, that was actually used a reason to explain Bangkok’s bad air at one stage last year during Chinese New Year. Of course all those things contribute to…

  • Environment NewsDiscounts on services for old cars to reduce vehicle emissions, improve air quality
    Caitlin AshworthThursday, December 17, 2020
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    Discounts on services for old cars to reduce vehicle emissions, improve air quality

    To help ease air pollution in Bangkok, several car manufacturers are offering discounts on maintenance services for old cars as part of a campaign launched by the Automotive Industry Club Federation of Thai Industries, known as the FTI. Deals on car inspections, oil changes and other services will be going on from now until the end of February. This week,…

  • Environment NewsPolice commander suggests people in Bangkok work at home once a week to reduce vehicle emissions
    Caitlin AshworthThursday, December 17, 2020
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    Police commander suggests people in Bangkok work at home once a week to reduce vehicle emissions

    While air pollution in Bangkok has largely been linked to field crop burning in the North, deputy commander of the Royal Thai Police, Damrongsak Kittipraphat, suggests those in the city work from home once a week to keep pollution levels down. Damrongsak says that if people stay at home like they did during the lockdown, it could help reduce vehicle…

  • Environment NewsPM orders government agencies to get tough on air pollution
    Maya TaylorWednesday, December 16, 2020
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    PM orders government agencies to get tough on air pollution

    As the air quality in Bangkok and surrounding provinces continues to deteriorate, the PM is ordering all relevant agencies to get tough on combatting the problem. Yesterday, Bangkok recorded the highest level of PM2.5 matter in the Din Daeng district of the capital, at 118mcg/cm. The level considered safe in Thailand is 50 mcg/cm, which is still higher than most…

  • Environment NewsThe smog returns to Bangkok
    ThaigerMonday, December 14, 2020
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    The smog returns to Bangkok

    The air pollutant PM2.5 is at unhealthy levels in and around Bangkok. 34 areas in the city and in surrounding provinces have levels of PM2.5 exceeding the safety standard, according to an air quality report by the Department of Pollution Control. The air pollutant PM2.5 is fine particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter. At high levels, the pollutant…

  • Environment NewsAir pollutant PM2.5 rises to unhealthy levels in Bangkok
    Caitlin AshworthFriday, December 11, 2020
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    Air pollutant PM2.5 rises to unhealthy levels in Bangkok

    Start wearing a N95 face mask when walking in Bangkok, the air pollutant PM2.5 is at unhealthy levels. 34 areas in the city and in surrounding provinces have levels of PM2.5 exceeding the safety standard, according to an air quality report by the Department of Pollution Control. The air pollutant PM2.5 is fine particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in…

  • Environment NewsEconomic concerns put Bangkok’s ban on 10-wheel trucks on hold
    Maya TaylorFriday, November 27, 2020
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    Economic concerns put Bangkok’s ban on 10-wheel trucks on hold

    Officials in Bangkok have decided to delay a proposed ban on 10 wheel trucks in light of the current economic challenges affecting the transportation and industrial sectors. The proposed ban was aimed at reducing PM2.5 air pollution in the capital and was expected to come into force from December 1 – 28. Particulates – also known as atmospheric aerosol particles,…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Bangkok exodus, Pattaya air pollution, Vaccine next month? | November 20
    ThaigerFriday, November 20, 2020
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    Thailand News Today | Bangkok exodus, Pattaya air pollution, Vaccine next month? | November 20

    Last day of the week, and the second day of official public holidays in Thailand. We’ll be back on Monday with another Thailand News Today. Over 5 million escape Bangkok by car and public transport as holiday begins The Transport Ministry says just under 5.3 million Bangkok residents have left the capital as the long holiday gets underway. Not bad…

  • Environment NewsCrackdown on vehicles emitting black exhaust to tackle Bangkok pollution
    Caitlin AshworthFriday, November 13, 2020
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    Crackdown on vehicles emitting black exhaust to tackle Bangkok pollution

    Buses, trucks and other vehicles that puff out clouds of black exhaust could be fined and may even be suspended from driving on the road. The Pollution Control Department says the government plans to tighten vehicle inspections in Bangkok to tackle air pollution. In Bangkok, the air quality fluctuates throughout the day and week. Recently, levels of PM2.5 in some…

  • Environment NewsUrgent plan to reduce PM2.5 – National Environment Board
    Caitlin AshworthWednesday, November 4, 2020
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    Urgent plan to reduce PM2.5 – National Environment Board

    With the air pollutant PM2.5 rising to harmful levels in some areas of Bangkok and increasing in other cities, the National Environment Board has approved an urgent plan. Pollution Control Department chief Atthaphon Charoenchansa says the plan has 12 measures to tackle pollution. It will be submitted to the Cabinet for review. A “pollution information centre” will be formed with…

  • Environment NewsBangkok air pollution predicted to reach “unhealthy” levels
    Caitlin AshworthMonday, October 26, 2020
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    Bangkok air pollution predicted to reach “unhealthy” levels

    At least some good news, Bangkok’s air quality has improved during the lockdown period. In January, it was listed as the “third most polluted city in the world.” By April, air pollution levels dropped down to a “safe” and “healthy”, according to the US Air Quality Index, or AQI. Now the bad news, forecasts predict Bangkok’s air pollution will reach…

  • Environment NewsReport claims air pollution “kills thousands”, costs billions annually
    ThaigerSunday, July 12, 2020
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    Report claims air pollution “kills thousands”, costs billions annually

    “In mere months, major cities around the world have lost tens of thousands of lives and well into the tens of billions of dollars in economic productivity.” New data released by environmental groups makes claims that air pollution in Bangkok alone has caused some 6,800 deaths and an economic loss of 81.4 billion baht so far this year. The data,…

  • Environment NewsAir pollution in Bangkok falls to lowest level in 2020
    ThaigerSunday, April 19, 2020
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    Air pollution in Bangkok falls to lowest level in 2020

    Bangkok recorded the lowest air quality index in 2020 today, according to aqicn.org. The website data show that Bangkok air quality index (AQI) had a PM2.5 level of only 53 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3) on average. The AQI is a standard that indicates the level of air pollution. 100 AQI is considered ‘moderate’. The suburbs with the lowest PM2.5…

  • Environment NewsLockdowns, closures mean cleaner air in European cities
    ThaigerTuesday, March 31, 2020
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    Lockdowns, closures mean cleaner air in European cities

    Lockdowns, travel restrictions and factory closures due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic are having some unexpected positive consequences. Satellite images show that cities around Europe, including Brussels, Paris, Madrid, Milan and Frankfurt, are showing a huge reduction in air pollution average levels of noxious nitrogen dioxide over compared with the same period last year. New images, including heat maps, released…

  • World NewsChiang Mai chokes as fires rage in the north of Thailand
    ThaigerMonday, March 30, 2020
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    Chiang Mai chokes as fires rage in the north of Thailand

    Northern Thailand is choking under a toxic shroud and it’s not getting any better. Air pollution across the upper North remains “at critical levels,” in many areas, including some of the main population centres. Authorities are monitoring almost 400 active hotspots in Chiang Mai alone yesterday. The air quality didn’t improve this morning, with IQAir recording “very unhealthy” air quality…

  • Northern Thailand NewsNorthern Thailand’s air pollution reaches hazardous levels
    ThaigerSunday, March 29, 2020
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    Northern Thailand’s air pollution reaches hazardous levels

    Air quality in the north of Thailand is actually ‘hazardous’ today, as bushfires in Chiang Mai’s Doi Suthep-Pui National Park have caused air quality to become nearly 20 times higher than Thailand’s already lax “safe” limit of ’50’. PM2.5, (dust particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 microns or lower), rose to 925 micrograms per cubic metre in some locations yesterday.…

  • Environment NewsAir purifiers to be added to the top of Bangkok buses. Really…
    ThaigerTuesday, February 18, 2020
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    Air purifiers to be added to the top of Bangkok buses. Really…

    “It is like a single dead pixel on your phone, hardly noticeable” Air purifiers sitting on tops of buses. Apparently this is another solution for Bangkok’s air pollution problems. Sounds like the people selling the mobile bus-top air purifiers have a very convincing sales person! But Bangkok’s Mass Transit Authority director Surachai Eamvachirasakul says the department will go ahead with plans…

  • Environment NewsBangkok halts construction of electric rail and highrises for 3 days
    ThaigerTuesday, February 4, 2020
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    Bangkok halts construction of electric rail and highrises for 3 days

      The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration today ordered a 3 day suspension of the construction of seven electric train lines, highrise buildings and roads throughout Bangkok, in order to reduce PM2.5 pollution. The Pollution Control Department reported this morning that 39 areas in Bangkok and four in its suburbs were found to have high levels of PM2.5 particles, measured to be…

  • Environment NewsPollution closes Lampang schools
    ThaigerTuesday, January 28, 2020
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    Pollution closes Lampang schools

    Schools in the northern province of Lampang were closed yesterday as the level of air pollution went up, according to KhaoSod. Authorities have instructed families to keep their children indoors during this period of poor air quality. The problem is partly caused by the the burning of crop fields, which despite prohibitions, has been going on for weeks, with the…

  • Environment NewsPolice announce nationwide crackdown on air pollution
    ThaigerMonday, January 27, 2020
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    Police announce nationwide crackdown on air pollution

    The Royal Thai Police are preparing measures to counter the PM2.5 problem by tackling the sources of air pollution in areas reported with poor air quality, a spokesman said on Sunday. (PM2.5 is particulate matter having a diameter of less than 2.5 microns) “National Police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda has ordered deputy chief Pol General Suwat Jaengyodsuk to be…

  • Environment NewsSCAM – Thailand’s PM2.5 micron smoke screen
    ThaigerThursday, January 23, 2020
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    SCAM – Thailand’s PM2.5 micron smoke screen

    It’s cars, it’s the polluting buses, it’s people burning too many incense sticks. Every year it’s the same culprits in Bangkok, people driving their cars too much, polluting factories and old buses belching black smoke. All those things contribute to city pollution but are far from the main problem. So the government, reactive as usual, rolls out its PR machine…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s PM2.5 micron elephant in the room – OPINION
    Tim NewtonWednesday, January 22, 2020
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    Thailand’s PM2.5 micron elephant in the room – OPINION

    It’s cars, it’s the polluting buses, it’s people burning too many incense sticks. Every year it’s the same culprits in Bangkok, people driving their cars too much, polluting factories and old diesel buses belching black smoke. All those things contribute to city pollution but are far from the main problem. So the government, reactive as usual, rolls out its PR…

  • Northern Thailand NewsPoor air quality in Bangkok and northern Thailand today
    ThaigerTuesday, January 14, 2020
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    Poor air quality in Bangkok and northern Thailand today

    Poor air quality and persistent haze is plaguing much of Thailand’s north today, with the worst pollution in Lampang province, just south of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Meanwhile, a bit further south, Bangkok residents had more of the fine-dust particles, aka. 2.5 microns, in eight of the city’s districts yesterday. The Pollution Control Department in the north has reported unsafe…

  • Environment NewsBangkok’s ranks world’s third worst air quality. Forecast to be bad for the rest of the week.
    ThaigerThursday, January 9, 2020
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    Bangkok’s ranks world’s third worst air quality. Forecast to be bad for the rest of the week.

    Bangkok ended up recording the world’s third worst air quality on Air Visual, the air quality monitoring app, yesterday. Not a chart you want to be on top of. Meanwhile, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority remains on high alert for a predicted rise in PM2.5 levels for the rest of the week. High temperatures and light winds are compounding the problem…

  • Environment NewsBangkok 12th worst city for air quality in the world today
    ThaigerTuesday, November 19, 2019
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    Bangkok 12th worst city for air quality in the world today

    It’s a list you don’t want to be on the top of. The Air Visual website is reporting that Bangkok’s air pollution level stands at 136, with PM 2.5 level at 57.8 micrograms per cubic metre, making the Thai capital the 12th on the list of cities today with the worst air pollution in the world. Chinese and Turkish cities…

  • Environment NewsThai PM issues warning to drivers of polluting vehicles
    Maya TaylorFriday, October 4, 2019
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    Thai PM issues warning to drivers of polluting vehicles

    PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha says those who drive polluting vehicles face arrest, warning owners of transport businesses that they will be held responsible for toxic emissions. Speaking at a ceremony presenting government policy to the National Farmers Council, the PM adds that Thai farmers can play their part by reducing outdoor burning, which contributes to pollution.…