In March 2023, the Public Health Ministry of Thailand reported that around 1.3 million people in the country had been unwell due to the rising levels of air pollution. Officials said 200,000 ...

Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close. Thai capital ranked as eighth-most polluted city worldwide as microparticles levels soar.

Bangkok officials also announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious ...

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools – over a hundred more than the previous day – city authorities said Friday, as Bangkok was ranked the world's ...

Air pollution in Thailand hits regional agenda ... Air quality in Bangkok remains dire, with 23 areas classified as "red zones" due to unsafe PM2.5 levels on Saturday.

Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in capital by offering free public transport A view of Bangkok’s elevated Skytrain line, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) penalised 465 trucks for LEZ rules and announced plans to expand enforcement across ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week starting Saturday, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have ...

Thailand is reviving a plan to impose congestion charges in capital Bangkok to tackle traffic and air pollution, a move that could make it the second major Asian city to implement such a policy.

Bangkok officials also announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes. Seasonal air pollution has long afflicted Thailand, like ...

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials also announced free public transport ...

Bangkok: Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years.