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News10 months ago

Experts Warn Over Thailand’s Upcoming Haze Season

As the Thai government prepares to reopen the country to foreign visitors, environmentalists and academics worry over the upcoming haze season. In Bangkok and the Central...
Northern Thailand2 years ago

Haze to Blanket Northern Thailand as Fire Hotspots Rise

The concentration of airborne ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles in several northern provinces soared beyond safe limits on Wednesday. The concentration comes as hundreds of active fire...
Northern Thailand2 years ago

Bushfires Being Blamed for Severe Haze Blanketing Chiang Mai

Bushfires are being blamed for severe haze that has blanketed Chiang Mai with ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles exceeding the safe level on Saturday. The province was...
Regional News2 years ago

Authorities Clamp Down on Polluters as Haze Chokes Bangkok

Bangkok on Tuesday introduced measures to tackle rising pollution, as concentrations of Pm 2.5 tiny particles that hit unhealthy levels in several parts of the Thai...
Regional News2 years ago

Pollution Control Department Launches National Haze Forecast Website

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Monday unveiled a new national haze forecasting website providing three-day forecasts to businesses and the public across Thailand. The new...
Chiang Rai News2 years ago

Thailand’s Prime Minister Promises to Battle Annual Haze Problem

Thailand’s Prime Minister said on Thursday his government is aiming to curb man-made bushfires, a key factor in the seasonal haze in 17 northern provinces. These...
News2 years ago

Thailand Seeks Myanmar, Laos Help to Fight Haze Effecting Air Quality

The Thai Government is seeking help from Myanmar and Laos to support the fight against haze and poor air quality in northern Thailand. The toxic haze...
Northern Thailand2 years ago

Northern Thailand Gagging Under a Blanket of Toxic Haze

As northern Thailand gags under a blanketed with a toxic haze the Meteorological Department has forecast very hot to conditions. Northern Thailand will see hot to...
Northern Thailand3 years ago

Haze and New Coronavirus Killing Northern Thailand’s Tourism

Increasing haze levels and the now the new coronavirus are killing the tourism industry in northern Thailand. With tourists numbers from China already low, now the...
Northern Thailand3 years ago

Unhealthy Haze from Bush Fires and Burning Hits Chiang Rai Province

Thick, unhealthy haze continues to plague much of the North, with reports that Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai is now being effected. PM2.5 levels there...
Northern Thailand3 years ago

Heavy Haze from Brush Fires Blanketing Parts of Northern Thailand

Heavy haze has blanketed northern Thailand as bush fires have reportedly broken out in several northern provinces. People in Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak provinces in...
Northern Thailand3 years ago

Authorties Play Down This Years Upcoming Haze Problems

The plan seeks to limit the number of hotspots to under 50,000 region-wide by 2020. It will also focus on information sharing and technology assistance to...
Northern Thailand3 years ago

Officials Pledge Readiness for Haze Season in Northern Thailand

Thailand Officials have promised to better prepare to deal with the upcoming bush fire and haze season in northern Thailand. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife...
Northern Thailand3 years ago

Thailand’s Northern Provinces Prepare for Choking Annual Haze

Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon directed policies to officials in nine northern provinces to prepare for the annual haze, generally hitting the region in the...
Regional News3 years ago

As Haze Worsens in Bangkok PM Orders Polluting Vehicles Off the Road

The PM however didn't give specifics on how this order would be carried out as Bangkok has 10.5 million registers vehicles on the road. He did...
Regional News3 years ago

Masks Advised as Noxious Haze Once Against Blankets Bangkok

As the noxious toxic haze settled over Bangkok, many residents fished out masks from drawers and went about their business.
Health3 years ago

Medical Study Links Haze in North Thailand with Rising Cases of Respiratory Diseases

CHIANG RAI – A medical study has pointed to serious health threats from air pollution in smog-prone areas, and the northern region was found to be...
Chiang Rai News3 years ago

Haze and PM2.5 Levels Still Dangerous as Burning Ban Lifted in Northern Thailand

CHIANG RAI – Although it was the last day of the ban on outdoor burning ban in nine northern provinces on Tuesday, multiple forest fires continued...
Chiang Rai News3 years ago

Forest Fire, Haze Situation in North Remains Despite Recent Rains

CHIANG RAI – Despite rains in many northern and northeastern areas, the forest fire and haze situation has remained unsolved, such as the fire at the...
Chiang Rai News3 years ago

Hazardous Haze Returns to Chiang Rai for Songkran Holiday

CHIANG RAI – Unhealthy smog levels are again being recorded in nine northern provinces and a central plains province, with the worst air again in Chiang...

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