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Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in capital by offering free public transport

More than 350 schools in Bangkok closed on Friday due to air pollution, marking the highest number in five years.
Bangkok officials announced free public transport for a week to reduce traffic and combat air pollution.
The level of PM2.5 pollutants reached 108 micrograms per cubic metre, making Bangkok the world's seventh-most polluted major city.
Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered a ban on stubble burning to address pollution, with legal consequences for violators.

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Several schools closed due to smog

Several regions of Thailand, including Bangkok, have been locked down due to smog and critical levels of air pollution, which have significantly reduced visibility and the health situation. Schools in the capital have been closed, education is being conducted online, while authorities have called on the population to take precautions, with only a few areas remaining free of harmful air. The restrictions will remain in place until the situation i…

27 days ago·Budapest, Hungary

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Bangkok Post

Air pollution hits regional agenda

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised the status of the PM2.5 problem from a national agenda item to an issue requiring Asean cooperation to solve.

28 days ago·Bangkok, Thailand

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Indian Express

Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in Bangkok by offering free public transport

The travel concession allows passengers to ride buses and elevated and underground electric trains in the capital without charge.

28 days ago·India

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Associated Press News

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Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in capital by offering free public transport

Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have already seen hundreds of schools closed and employees working from home.

28 days ago·United States

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The Express Tribune

Bangkok airpollution forces 352 schools to close

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 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 many countries in the region, but this week's hazy conditions have closed the most schools since 2020. "It's har…

29 days ago·Pakistan

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