BANGKOK – Residents in Bangkok have been advised by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to wear face masks and avoid outdoor activities after fine dust levels climbed above safe levels in several areas of Thailand’s capital on Tuesday morning. Data from air...
On Monday, Mr Jatuporn Buruspat, the permanent secretary for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said that PM2.5 levels have remained critical in the north and the north-east for the past week.
Officials from the Department of Natural Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation, the Royal Forest Department and local officials are struggling to control the blazes.
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