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.

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's Air Quality Index measured an unhealthy 156 on Thursday, with readings of over 163 in some areas, prompting the stay-at-home order, according to the city government. Since Monday ...

BANGKOK: Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world’s seventh-most polluted major city by air ...

Bangkok — Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of noxious haze blanketed the Thai capital Thursday.

More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed on Thursday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.

Nearly 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospital because of air pollution this week, officials have said, with Bangkok shrouded in a harmful haze. Skip to main content.

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.

Bangkok: Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years.

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials also announced free public transport ...