Foreign tourists walk past an outdoor air purifier installed by the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under the Royal Patronage on Maharat Road near Grand Palace in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district. Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Navy is also speeding up the installation of 13 air purifiers across Bangkok to help deal with a high volume of PM 2.5 particles in the capital. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)
The president of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is urging the government to speed up solving the Bangkok's PM2.5 problems in the long term, fearing that if the situation remains unchanged, it affect the economy and tourism.
FTI president Kriengkrai Thiennukul on Saturday said the PM2.5 dust particles have surpassed the safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³).
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