PM Paetongtarn to discuss air pollution solutions in cabinet
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will discuss air pollution during tomorrow’s cabinet meeting, after chairing a video conference with governors of provinces affected by PM2.5 dust.
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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will discuss air pollution during tomorrow’s cabinet meeting, after chairing a video conference with governors of provinces affected by PM2.5 dust.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said that she cannot make airborne pollution in Bangkok disappear by just snapping her fingers, but she has been fully aware of the problem since her first day in office and has instructed all ministries concerned to work harder to solve it.
Air quality in Bangkok has slightly improved today, as the average concentration of PM2.5 dust is 73.4µg/m³ (microns), against yesterday’s 88.4µg/m³.
The Education Ministry has cancelled a parade on Monday, planned at the Suphachalasai National Stadium to celebrate the 103rd anniversary of Thai Red Cross Youth, due to the high levels of airborne pollution in the capital.
The public will be able to use all train and public bus services in Bangkok for free from tomorrow until January 31 as a short-term measure to reduce traffic and reduce airborne pollution in the capital.
People living in Bangkok are advised to suspend all out-door activities today, as the amount of PM2.5 dust has reached the Red (unhealthy) level in all but two districts, averaging 88.4 microns (µg/m³). The safe level 37.5µg/m³.
Police rescued three baby orangutans, being smuggled from Indonesia through Malaysia into Thailand, from a vehicle in Mueang district of the southern province of Chumphon.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to impose ban on trucks in the capital tomorrow and Friday, as air pollution has reached a critical level.
All of Bangkok’s 50 districts are suffering high levels of PM2.5 dust in the air, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will seek cooperation from private businesses and government agencies by allowing their staff to work from home on Monday and Tuesday next week, in anticipation of increased air pollution.
The Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has warned today that air pollution in the capital will reach the health-threatening “Red” level from January 22nd to 25th, due to very weak air circulation, trapping air-borne PM2.5 dust.
A public hearing on an elephant birth control vaccine, hosted by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, sparked a heated debate today.