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More than 400 schools across the Thai capital will be closed on Thursday and Friday because of the smog. Bangkok is now on the list of the world’s top most polluted cities.
A young boy wears a protective mask for the high levels of air pollution as he's picked up from school in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.
Nearly 200 schools in Bangkok closed due to severe air pollution, with PM2.5 levels reaching 122 µg/m 3, far exceeding the WHO's recommended limit of 15 µg/m 3.
Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close. Thai capital ranked as eighth-most polluted city worldwide as microparticles levels soar.
Residents in Bangkok, one of the world's top tourist destinations, were warned on Thursday the city's air quality had hit dangerous levels just days after the country's pollution control agency ...
Several flights were diverted at Bangkok’s airports this week as the Thai capital continued to battle dangerous levels of air pollution covering the city’s skyline.
BANGKOK — A fleet of drones, trucks and small planes sprayed water to try to reduce air pollution around Bangkok on Thursday while the city’s governor invited critics to brainstorm better ...
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Bangkok officials also 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, like ...
More than 350 schools in Bangkok have been forced to close due to air pollution, authorities in Thailand’s capital have said.
BANGKOK (AP) - More than 400 schools in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, were shut for the rest of the week Wednesday due to increasing concern over dangerously unhealthy air pollution. Faced with ...