Campaigners demand Thailand to act on air pollution

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 13, 2023 6:00 pm

BANGKOK: Campaigners on Monday demanded Thailand's government to urgently pass a 'clean air act' as the Southeast Asian 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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