pollution

  • Environment NewsCha-Am blackwater flowing into the beach is “natural in origin” – District Chief
    ThaigerPublished: 15:16, 02 July 2019
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    Cha-Am blackwater flowing into the beach is “natural in origin” – District Chief

    PHOTOS: Daily News The Cha-Am district chief and a posse of officials have inspected a patch of ‘black water’ flowing into the Gulf of Thailand after social media posts showed “sewage” flowing into the sea at a beach north of Hua Hin. Not surprisingly, and without evidence, Khajornsak Somboon admitted the offensive outflow was “smelly” but denied it was effluent from…

  • Environment NewsThailand: Paradise Lost? Part 1.
    ThaigerPublished: 16:32, 10 June 2019
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    Thailand: Paradise Lost? Part 1.

    by guest blogger Kent Bowie Thailand has seen rampant tourist development and expansion over the past 25+ years, but at what cost? Is this sustainable or even ethical? Social media has seen an explosive growth too over the last 15+ years, and one thing that annoys many governments worldwide is how the facts and figures delivered by their own agencies…

  • Pattaya NewsThe magic disappearing murky and muddy waters of Pattaya’s Jomtien Beach
    ThaigerPublished: 10:46, 26 May 2019
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    The magic disappearing murky and muddy waters of Pattaya’s Jomtien Beach

    PHOTOS: Pattaya Message Officials from Chon Buri Municipality says there is no source of wastewater found after inspections along the canals. The video of the untreated sewage and wastewater gushing into the Gulf of Thailand has accumulated 1.5 million views already. Read more and see the video HERE. The ‘stop gap’ solution was a real STOP GAP solution as they rammed…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai government desperately needs a ‘clean air act’
    ThaigerPublished: 16:13, 12 May 2019
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    Thai government desperately needs a ‘clean air act’

    by Pratch Rujivanarom Environment campaigners are urging the government to approve a clean-air act to solve the country’s chronic smog problem and honour citizens’ right to breathe clean air. Dr Wirun Limsawart, a policy analyst at the Society and Health Institute and member of the Clean Air Network Thailand, said at a press conference there was no more time for…

  • Northern Thailand NewsNorthern Thailand suffers whilst officials play the blame game
    ThaigerPublished: 11:26, 07 May 2019
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    Northern Thailand suffers whilst officials play the blame game

    Excerpts from an article at ttrweekly.com Inflicting immeasurable damage to the health of residents and incalculable losses on the economy and tourism, the northern smog clings to the hilly landscape making a mockery of government assurances that it has the crisis under control. Provincial and district officials appear to be preoccupied with the task of deciding a date when residents…

  • Environment NewsForest fires very close to a revered shrine in Mae Hong Son
    ThaigerPublished: 17:48, 06 May 2019
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    Forest fires very close to a revered shrine in Mae Hong Son

    Fires continue to rage in the northwestern province of Mae Hong Son over the weekend. One of them got very close to a revered Guan Yin shrine in Muang district last night (Sunday). A fire broke out in the forest behind the shrine on the Mae Hong Son bypass in Ban Mai Ngae village of Tambon Pang Moo at 7pm,…

  • Northern Thailand News“Toxic air pollution shortens children’s lives by 20 months”
    ThaigerPublished: 13:23, 07 April 2019
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    “Toxic air pollution shortens children’s lives by 20 months”

    In the wake of the PM’s visit to Chiang Mai this week, and more than two months of high levels of hazardous air pollution, a report emerges that links air pollution to the life expectancy of children. The international report says that air pollution will shorten life expectancy of children by up to 20 months on average. The 2019 State…

  • Northern Thailand NewsBig farm companies causing the smoke problems in the north
    ThaigerPublished: 08:50, 02 April 2019
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    Big farm companies causing the smoke problems in the north

    by Chularat Saengpassa, Sakaorat Sirima Experts see little changing, even after Prayut’s visit to Chiang Mai today, and blame the government’s policy to push corn cultivation. The PM is in Chiang Mai today speaking to provincial governors. But eminent medical specialists based in Chiang Mai are warning that the health impacts from prolonged exposure to smog are real and urgent tangible…

  • Northern Thailand NewsStudy: Psychosis in teens linked to air pollution
    ThaigerPublished: 10:15, 28 March 2019
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    Study: Psychosis in teens linked to air pollution

    “One of the most consistent findings over the past few decades has been a link between cities and psychosis.” Whilst the high levels of air-pollution, smog and smoke remain high in the north and north-eastern provinces of Thailand, a new study has been released that links high levels of smog and psychoses in young adults. Joanne Newbury, lead author of…

  • Environment NewsChiang Mai ‘s tourism holds up despite smoke and smog
    ThaigerPublished: 09:14, 24 March 2019
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    Chiang Mai ‘s tourism holds up despite smoke and smog

    by Siriarpa Kamjan, ttgasia.com Chiang Mai’s current poor air quality and smoke haze is raising concerns on the potential impact on tourism as Thailand’s Songkran water festival approaches. Smog has been a yearly occurrence in Northern Thailand, but this year the situation appears to be the worst with Chiang Mai topping the air pollution ranking and the media tracking daily…

  • Environment NewsHazardous: Chiang Mai again leads the world in air pollution
    ThaigerPublished: 13:52, 23 March 2019
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    Hazardous: Chiang Mai again leads the world in air pollution

    Chiang Mai is back on top of the world’s list of most air-polluted cities, according to the AirVisual.com website. AirVisual reports at 1.45pm that the air quality index (AQI) of Chiang Mai on Saturday stands at 471 (##!!??!!) , much higher than the 100 AQI safety standard (the WHO lists the safety limit as 50 on the AQI scale). It’s…

  • Northern Thailand NewsNorthern haze to go onto ‘national agenda’
    ThaigerPublished: 08:27, 15 March 2019
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    Northern haze to go onto ‘national agenda’

    by Chularat Saengpassa – PHOTOS: The Nation Flights cancelled, schools closed, locals visiting hospitals in record numbers and the visual proof is overwhelming. Some of Thailand’s most beautiful areas and popular locations are shrouded in a dense smog and an equally hazy list of solutions. Calls for the government to tackle the problem of serious air pollution as a vital part…

  • Environment NewsChiang Mai kids are demanding action on air pollution
    ThaigerPublished: 14:58, 03 March 2019
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    Chiang Mai kids are demanding action on air pollution

    PHOTOS: Facebook / Pharadon Phonamnua Children and their parents in Chiang Mai are sick of the poor air quality in the northern capital and have issued a new Facebook challenge with the hashtag #CleanAirAct. The Facebook page has their photos taken with an “anti-PM2.5 dust” flags, they want action and they want it NOW. Campaign organiser Pharadon Phonamnuai, pointing out that…

  • Northern Thailand NewsAir pollution: Cabinet asked to allocate 6 billion baht to help buy sugarcane harvesters
    ThaigerPublished: 10:35, 18 February 2019
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    Air pollution: Cabinet asked to allocate 6 billion baht to help buy sugarcane harvesters

    Thailand’s Finance Ministry was asking cabinet for approval of a 6 billion baht budget to help the government tackle the northern and north-eastern smog and air-pollution problems. The funds would be distributed by the state-run Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to help farmer cooperatives and farming communities to buy sugarcane harvesting machines. BAAC manager Mr. Apirom Sookprasert says that…

  • Environment News“Close down the schools” – Chiang Mai University academic
    ThaigerPublished: 10:19, 14 February 2019
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    “Close down the schools” – Chiang Mai University academic

    PHOTO: Measuring the PM2.5 particles and pollution from public transport in Chiang Mai With Chiang Mai making the list for worst air pollution in the world (Number 3), calls are growing for schools and educational institutes in the northern province to close down temporarily. “The Chiang Mai University, in particular, should suspend its classes until the situation improves. Not only…

  • Northern Thailand NewsNorth-east wallows in heavy air pollution, Bangkok improves
    ThaigerPublished: 10:20, 09 February 2019
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    North-east wallows in heavy air pollution, Bangkok improves

    Bangkok has had a respite in the past week from almost two months of heavy air pollution. Whilst the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, government and pollution control department dithered around with spurious explanations, the pollution persisted. Water cannons, fire departments spraying water from atop city towers, amateur drones flying tiny ‘clearing’ missions and asking factories to shut down, kept the media…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok smog: Sunday awakes to another day of ‘unhealthy’ air in the capital
    ThaigerPublished: 10:11, 20 January 2019
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    Bangkok smog: Sunday awakes to another day of ‘unhealthy’ air in the capital

    As promised, Bangkok and the central region have been battling with enduring smog this weekend. On Friday the Thai Meteorological Department warned of smog and haze continuing over the weekend in parts of the capital and in nearby Pattaya due to a weakening cold front in the north of country, bordering Laos. Given the fingers pointing at Bangkok’s old buses,…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok’s air-pollution alarming, rain-making being considered
    ThaigerPublished: 15:20, 13 January 2019
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    Bangkok’s air-pollution alarming, rain-making being considered

    PHOTO: An eerie start to Sunday in Bangkok – The Nation Bangkok’s air pollution has reached dangerous levels for multiple days in the past few weeks. Today, air pollution in the greater Bangkok area was again threatening residents’ health. The amount of PM2.5 – airborne dust particles 2.5 microns in diameter or less – exceeded the safe level of 50…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkokians advised to stay inside until smog clears
    ThaigerPublished: 10:45, 23 December 2018
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    Bangkokians advised to stay inside until smog clears

    • Bangkokians warned that cheap face masks are useless • Weather Bureau says the current smog should clear in a few days PHOTO: Framepool The hazardous ultra-fine dust that has been sweeping through 20 districts of Bangkok will last for a few days, City Hall’s Environment Department warned on Friday. The Bangkok Post say that the warning corresponded with dust levels measured…

  • Krabi NewsKoh Phi Phi has to address critical water problems
    ThaigerPublished: 08:16, 03 December 2018
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    Koh Phi Phi has to address critical water problems

    Special Report by Pratch Rujivanarom – PHOTOS: Sitang Pilailar “The groundwater is currently unsafe for consumption and a threat to health. Harmful pathogens and heavy metals originating from water pollution offshore have contaminated it.” The administrative authority of the Phi Phi Islands has once again called for help from the central government and state agencies to help address the chronic house…