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.

High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home A thick layer of smog covers central in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Smoke from fires in northern Thailand is making it hard to breathe, and at least one hospital in Chiang Mai says it’s reached “full ward capacity” as people present with respiratory issues ...

City employees in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, were ordered Thursday to work from home for two days, and those in the private sector were encouraged to do so as well, as air pollution soared to ...

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 ...

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 ...

BANGKOK — City employees in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, were ordered Thursday to work from home for two days, and those in the private sector were encouraged to do so as well, as air ...