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Thick smog continues in upper North

Red-coded hazardous smog levels again recorded in 13 areas in the upper North, with the worst pollution in Pai district of Mae Hong Son, the Pollution Control Department reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 10, 2023

Thick smog chokes North, upper Northeast

Levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter (PM2.5) have reached the "unhealthy" red zone throughout the North and the upper Northeast, with the highest level exceeding the safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) by over eight times, as people in Chiang Mai have been…

Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2023

Seriously hazardous smog again in North

The Pollution Control Department reported 12 spots in the upper North with red-coded, seriously hazardous levels of PM2.5 on Tuesday morning, and the worst air pollution in Chiang Mai province.

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 2023

Remote working: how a surge in digital nomads is pricing out local communities around the world

For eight years I have studied digital nomadism, the millenial trend for working remotely from anywhere around the world. I am often asked if it is driving gentrification.

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2023

Asean to tackle haze crisis

The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has pledged to support efforts to combat transboundary haze pollution in the region.

Bangkok Post · Mar 30, 2023

Chiang Mai air still the worst

Chiang Mai was again listed on Wednesday as the city with the worst air pollution in the world, according to pollution monitoring website IQAir.

Bangkok Post · Mar 30, 2023

Dance of the new North

Dancer and choreographer Ronnarong Khampha presents Neo Lanna Matinee, at Lanna Traditional House Museum, Center for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, Chiang Mai University, on Saturday and Sunday at 4.30pm.

Bangkok Post · Mar 29, 2023

Air pollution chokes Thailand as campaigners call for stricter laws

Chiang Mai listed as worst in the world for air quality in survey of 100 cities as pollution worsens during cooler months

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023

Toxic dust blankets North

Northern provinces, especially Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, were blanketed by unsafe levels of the carcinogenic PM2.5 on Sunday, according to the Health Department.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2023

Army reacts to influx of drugs across North border

CHIANG MAI: The army has tightened security along the northern border following reports of greater quantities and varieties of illegal drugs flowing into the country from Myanmar, which is also said to harbouring a rise in opium-growing facilities.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2023