War on PM2.5 pollution: Thai farmers burning their fields to be denied subsidies


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BANGKOK: Farmers who burn their harvest leftovers to prepare for the next cultivation may no longer receive government subsidies in a move aimed at reducing PM 2.5 pollution.

Crop burning and forest fires are among the primary causes of PM2.5 – dust particles 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter.

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