Environment and natural resources

Bangkok buses to test air purifiers

The Transport Ministry will install air purifiers on the roofs of Bangkok buses this month, starting with 387 Bangkok Mass Transit Authority vehicles and fitting trucks as well if the results are good.Minister Saksayam Chidchob said plans were being finalised with the Ministry of Higher ...

The Nation Reporter

Air pollution rises in many provinces [Video]

Besides protecting themselves from the Coronavirus, people are also wearing masks to protect themselves from air pollution. The density of fine dust particles has been on the rise in many areas, especially in Bangkok and its vicinity.Keep watching ...

Agriculture Ministry to distribute 1 million seedlings to fight air pollution

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is launching a campaign to tackle the air pollution problem and high levels of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter.The campaign is in cooperation with the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and ...

The Nation Reporter

Waste plastic imports 'to be banned'

Authorities plan to ban the import of all electronic and plastic waste next year, in a move to improve garbage management.The ban was announced by a new subcommittee on the two garbage types, led by National Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, who yesterday said ...

Apinya Wipatayotin

Police announce measures in bid to tackle air pollution

The Royal Thai Police is preparing measures to counter the PM2.5 (particulate matter having diameter lesser than 2.5 microns) problem by tackling the sources of air pollution in areas reported with poor air quality, deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanajaroen said on Sunday (January ...

The Nation Reporter

Don't under-estimate PM2.5 risk, doctor says

Despite research establishing the risks associated with ultra-fine PM2.5 particulate matter, and the fact it is both odourless and invisible, many people fail to appreciate the damaging impact it has on their health, said Khate Sripratak, cardiologist and president of the Chest Disease Institute’s medical ...

Kornchanok Raksaseri

China increases water release to help Mekong basin countries

China has agreed to increase the rate of water release from Lan Chang River from 850 cubic metres per second to 1000 cubic metres per second in order to meet the urgent needs of Thailand and other countries in the Mekong River Basin.The Chinese government ...

The Nation Reporter

Haze crisis a symptom of state of failures

The current air pollution crisis is just one of many symptoms of a system going haywire. The pollution crisis has been an annual occurrence for the past several years. Every dry season, we brace ourselves for the onslaught of toxic smog caused by exhaust fumes, ...

Wasant Techawongtham

Bangkok steps up its fight against plastic trash

Two things Thailand is famous for are its delicious street food and its wonderful beaches. Sadly, the first typically comes in plastic bags that often wash up on the second – not good for a country that relies on tourism for a fifth of its ...

Use law to end smog: Prawit

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said law enforcement is the key to controlling fine-dust pollution which has shrouded the country over the past few weeks.Gen Prawit, who is also the chairman of the National Environment Board, said the NEB acknowledges all state agencies have put ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

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