CHIANG MAI: Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday (Apr 7), with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air. Smoke from forest fires and farme
on Friday , with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha held video talks with the leaders of neighbouring Myanmar and Laos to discuss the problem, which affects large areas of Southeast Asia every year. Nearly two million people have needed hospital treatment for respiratory conditions caused by air pollution this year, according to the public health ministry.
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