Campaigners demand Thailand act on air pollution


Vehicles sitting in traffic on a busy road amid high levels of air pollution in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct 18, 2023. — AFP

BANGKOK (AFP): Campaigners on Monday (Nov 13) demanded the Thai government urgently pass a "clean air act" as the kingdom braces for its annual peak pollution season.

The Thailand Clean Air Network (CAN), a group of academics and activists, submitted a proposed law to the government along with an open letter urging Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to act swiftly to ease the "pain and suffering inflicted on the Thai public".

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