The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to address air pollution problems in all areas and bring air quality up to international standards.
Thailand photo of the day: Electric cars in Thailand
Thailand aims to reach 30% electric car production by the end of the decade to tackle air pollution. Air pollution and particulate matter is a major problem in the country and especially in Bangkok.
Air pollution with particulate matter back to dangerous levels
The Bangkok Municipality Pollution Center (BMA) reports an increase in the concentration of particulate matter of 2,5 microns (PM2,5) in Nong Khaem district in the west of the city and Khlong Sam Wa district in the east.
Climate summit in Europe (readers' entry)
Our garden, or rather the piece of land behind our house, is infested with dirt. When we came to live there it was a barren place with a lot of bare, dry soil, a few shrubs, one tree and some banana plants.
Chiang Mai has the worst air quality in the world
Chiang Mai is the most polluted city in the world. Since the beginning of March, the city has been among the top three cities with the worst air quality, but Chiang Mai is doing even worse than the other cities. The USAQI has been at 195 for many consecutive days, followed by Beijing at 182, IQ AirVisual said Tuesday.
Reader question: Tackling air pollution with an air purifier?
Now that the 'dry season' has started again in our beloved Thailand, we are seeing the dust kicking up again. Not only our cars are overloaded with a lot of dust every day, we also find the necessary polluting particles indoors when cleaning.
False alarm about dense fog on the east coast of Thailand
Recent news of thick fog seen over Pattaya city on Friday had caused people to become nervous about PM2.5 air pollution.
Thai government will tighten vehicle inspection
The government plans to take tougher action against vehicles that cause pollution. According to Attapol Charoenchansa, the director general of the Pollution Control Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, measures to tackle polluters are being intensified.
Thailand in trouble
Thailand is in trouble, but not only because of the corona virus. The recurring drought has been playing a role for a long time and, contradictory as it may sound, the floods that have taken place in recent years.
Prime Minister Prayut is considering a car ban in the fight against particulate matter and smog
Prime Minister Prayut says he is prepared to take draconian measures if the concentration of PM2,5 particulate matter exceeds 100 micrograms per cubic meter of air, so twice the safety limit used by Thailand and four times the limit used by the WHO. As an example, he mentions a driving ban for cars.
Government under pressure due to lack of effective measures against particulate matter
The government has received a lot of criticism from scientists, doctors and citizens' groups for failing to combat particulate matter. The measures taken are not strict enough and too superficial.
Particulate matter levels in Bangkok are deteriorating. In 34 of Bangkok's 50 districts, the particulate matter level is well above the safe margins, the situation is worst in Phra Nakhon, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said Monday morning.
A breath of fresh air in Thailand? Forget it!
Anyone who goes to Thailand for a breath of fresh air will come home from a rude awakening. The quality of the air is terrible in many places. In short: unhealthy. Not only Bangkok plays a role in that context, many tourist places keep their mouths shut, for fear of scaring off tourists. Just look at Hua Hin (and also Pattaya).
Bangkok wants to ban polluting diesels from the city center
Thailand's environment ministry has proposed to the cabinet to ban polluting diesel trucks in downtown Bangkok on odd-numbered days in January and February. Those are the months with the worst air pollution by particulate matter.
Thick smog in the north and toxic air in Bangkok
In the north of Thailand, in the province of Lampang, a thick unhealthy smog can be observed today. In Bangkok, residents are also confronted with toxic air due to high particulate matter levels in eight districts.
Bangkok had the third worst air quality in the world on Wednesday on Air Visual, a popular global air quality app. Only Canberra and New Delhi scored higher concentrations of PM2,5 particulate matter. In Bangkok, 119 micrograms per cubic meter was measured in the morning, at 18.00 p.m. the level had dropped to 33,9.
Fight against smog in Bangkok: 600 polluting factories shut down
The Thai government has halted the production of 600 polluting factories in order to do something about the smog and particulate matter that pollute the air in Bangkok and neighboring provinces.