The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on ...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered free public transport in Bangkok for one week, starting on Feb.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week starting Saturday, the latest ...

Thai authorities on Friday closed more than 350 schools in the capital Bangkok due to air pollution, according to local media ...

Bangkok on Friday was ranked as the fourth worst city in the world for air quality, according to the latest data from Swiss-based IQAir, as toxic haze continues to affect the capital and other ...

Swiss-based IQAir tracks live pollution levels in major cities. As of this evening, Thailand's capital Bangkok ranked seventh on the global scale, with its air quality index in the "unhealthy ...

In a troubling development, Southeast Asian cities have emerged as some of the world's most polluted locations, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked as the second-most polluted on Friday, according to IQAir.

PM2.5 pollutant levels surge in Bangkok According to IQAir, the level of PM2.5 pollutants, cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs, reached 108 micrograms ...

Bangkok officials 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 ...

Bangkok is currently the world's fourth most polluted city, according to the Swiss-based air quality monitor IQAir. The number of schools closed on Friday is the highest since 2020, when all 437 ...

A thick layer of smog covers the center of Bangkok. The authorities in Bangkok have introduced emergency measures in response to the serious deterioration in the city's air quality. Peter Kneffel/dpa ...