Bangkok Urges People to Work From Home as Air Pollution Worsens
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged people to work from home for the rest of the week if they can, with air pollution forecast to worsen after already forcing the temporary closure of more than a dozen schools.
Air pollution: More than 250 Bangkok schools close
More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed yesterday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
Thailand urging people to work from home due to severe air pollution, Bangkok badly hit
The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand is urging people across the country to work from home after air pollution levels exceeded safe levels in almost every province on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Thailand faces hazardous PM 2.5 air pollution levels nationwide
IQAir reports health-harming PM 2.5 levels across Thailand, with Mueang Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Municipality worst hit at US AQI 199.
Bangkok schools shut down amid severe air pollution
Several schools in Bangkok were forced to close on Monday due to high levels of PM2.5, a harmful particulate matter, in the air.
Air pollution chokes Thailand as leader shows off in Switzerland
Air pollution choked large parts of Thailand again this morning - as the country's Prime Minister posted pictures of herself showing off in Switzerland. Footage shows the toxic soup of smog and smoke from agricultural burning engulfing buildings in the capital Bangkok shortly before 9am local time.
Rising PM2.5 pollution forces Bangkok schools to close
High PM2.5 pollution levels forced school closures in Bangkok, prompting online classes as officials address the air quality crisis.
Thailand: Bangkok closes 103 schools, urges people to work from home amid air pollution
A total of 103 schools under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced closures on Wednesday to cope with high levels of air pollution. Individuals and businesses were also urged to implement work-from-home measures until Friday,
Farmers continue burning fields as air pollution worsens in Thailand
Farmers continued burning their fields amid worsening air pollution in Thailand today. Footage shows walls of thick smoke drifting over burning farmlands in Nakhon Ratchasima province, sending levels of deadly PM 2.
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Bangkok schools close over air pollution
Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in Thailand's capital.
Bangkok chokes under PM2.5 smog
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Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close due to air pollution
Nearly 200 schools in Bangkok, Thailand, were forced to shut down on Thursday amid severe air pollution. The city's ...
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Parties trade barbs over pollution
The government and opposition parties are locked in a war of words over the worsening microdust situation with the crisis now ...
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Over 250 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed on Thursday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to ...
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Deadly air pollution chokes Bangkok as agricultural burning increases
Footage shows the deadly air pollution that is choking Bangkok amid a rise in agricultural burning across Southeast Asia.
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BMA Implements WFH Amid PM2.5 Pollution Concerns
Bangkok’s ongoing PM2.5 air pollution crisis has prompted the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to introduce revised ...