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Chiang Mai Tourism Leaders Call for Urgent Government Action After Quiet Songkran

CHIANG MAI - The vibrant streets of Northern Thailand, usually packed with revelers during the Thai New Year, felt unexpectedly quiet this year. As the water from Songkran dries up, tourism operators in Chiang Mai are sounding the alarm.

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Chiang Rai Health Officials Visit to Residents Affected By Dangerous PM2.5 Dust

CHIANG RAI- Health officials from the Chiang Rai Provincial Public Health Office visited residents on Thursday morning to provide medical support and encouragement to those suffering from the effects of severe PM2.5 air pollution .

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Public Health Creates Over 2,000 Dust-Free Rooms in Northern Thailand

CHIANG RAI — The Ministry of Public Health has established over 2,000"dust-free rooms" across 10 high-risk provinces in Northern Thailand to protect vulnerable citizens as PM2.5 air pollution reaches hazardous levels.

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Northern Thailand Trapped Under Dangerous Toxic Haze for 22 Straight Days

CHIANG RAI - The picturesque landscapes of Northern Thailand are currently hidden behind a thick, gray veil of toxic air. For over three weeks, residents in four major provinces have been breathing air that officials classify as "dark red"—the most…

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Health Warnings Issued in Chiang Rai as PM2.5 Air Quality Hits Critical Levels

CHIANG RAI — The air in Northern Thailand has reached a breaking point. For weeks, residents across the region have been living under a thick, acrid veil of smog that has turned the picturesque mountains into ghostly silhouettes.

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Toxic Air Alert Chiang Rai PM2.5 Soars to193.2 As Wildfires Rage

CHIANG RAI - The air quality crisis in Thailand has reached a critical tipping point this week. As of the morning of April 17, 2026, the Air Pollution Mitigation Center reported that hazardous dust levels are suffocating much of the country.

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Chiang Rai Battles Hazardous Air as Wildfires Ravage Northern Forests

CHIANG RAI — While most of the country spent the recent Songkran holidays celebrating with water and family, the residents of Northern Thailand—and specifically Chiang Rai—spent theirs behind masks, looking at a horizon choked by a thick, grey veil…

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Thailand’s Long-Awaited Clean Air Bill Stalls Sparking Anger

BANGKOK – Environmental advocates and public health experts are sounding a desperate alarm as Thailand’s long-awaited Clean Air Bill faces a critical legislative deadline.

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Toxic Air Alert: PM2.5 Crisis Hits Chiang Rai and Other Provinces as Hotspots Soar

CHIANG RAI - Thailand is facing a severe air quality crisis as PM2.5 dust levels have surged past safe limits in Chiang Rai and 37 other provinces.

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Toxic Haze Crisis: Chiang Rai Battles 12 Days of Deadly Red-Level Pollution

CHIANG RAI — Thailand’s northern frontier is facing a severe public health emergency as toxic smog continues to choke the region.

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