Thailand: Worshippers urged to shift to electric incense to reduce pollution during Lunar New Year


Image from Vietnam News/ANN

BANGKOK (Vietnam News/ANN): The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) of Thailand is seeking help from shrines and worshippers to promote the use of electric incense during the Lunar New Year, as the capital grapples with air pollution caused by micro dust.

It also asked people to reduce or entirely refrain from burning paper offerings and joss paper for their ancestors during the traditional festivities.

Play, subscribe and stand a chance to win prizes worth over RM39,000! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Aseanplus News

Fuel crisis drives up Lao inflation to 9.7%
Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production
Philippine farmers turn to ‘Pasyon’ to sustain fight for land and justice
Asian stocks edge higher in holiday-thinned trading
Indonesian airlines renew call to raise fare cap as jet fuel prices jump 70%
BOJ keeps rate hike door open even as Iran war squeezes firms
Thai household debt climbs to 86.7% of GDP, exposing deeper economic fragility
Australians cancel Easter travel as worries mount over fuel crisis
Bangladesh cuts working hours to save energy amid Middle East crisis
New forces reshape how China buys

Others Also Read