Southeast Asian cities among world's most polluted, ranking shows
- Bangkok was ranked as the fourth worst city in the world for air quality, with an air quality index of 188, according to IQAir.
- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration declared 48 of its 50 districts as hazardous zones due to PM2.5 levels averaging 88.4 microgrammes per cubic metre.
- Nearly 200 schools in Bangkok closed due to air pollution, affecting thousands of students, with the closures being the highest since 2020.
- Opposition politicians criticized Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for not taking air pollution seriously, as millions suffer from poor air quality.
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