The pollution paralysis: Thailand’s structural inability to clean up its air

Air pollution has blanketed Bangkok and most of Thailand again this month. As expected, the government has responded with the usual raft of contingency measures, but nothing to address the problem at its root.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s prototype air purifier which was installed in the heart of the city earlier this month generated headlines, but the device is seen as too little too late.

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Supita Roengjit