Hundreds of Bangkok schools close due to toxic pollution

NEWS: Students have been told to stay at home in Bangkok due to choking smog.

Image of a school kid wearing a mask in Bangkok.

หน้ากากมลพิษสำหรับจำหน่ายตามร้านค้าต่างๆ หลายแห่งได้หมดลง Source: AAP

struggle to manage a pollution crisis that has stirred widespread health fears and taken on a political edge just weeks before elections.

The Thai capital has been shrouded in murky haze for weeks, sparking social media criticism of the uneven response by the government and prompting rare scenes of residents donning masks on streets and on public transport.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News .


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Published 31 January 2019 9:58am
Updated 31 January 2019 10:07am
By SBS-AFP
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: AAP, SBS News, AFP - SBS


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