Thailand urged to halt crop-burning after air pollution spike

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 19, 2023 12:31 am

BANGKOK: Thailand must ban stubble burning by farmers to improve air quality, the head of a leading agricultural body said on Monday, after a spike in dangerous pollution left millions needing medical treatment.

The Southeast Asian kingdom suffered dire air quality earlier in the year, with the capital Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai ranked among the most polluted cities in the world on some days in April.

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