Thailand has been working on the Clean Air Act, expected to be implemented by April with strict regulations for both public and private sectors to address the country's air pollution crisis.
Around 600 volunteers, including locals, hotel staff and tourists, gathered on beaches in Bali to clean up massive plastic waste washed ashore by monsoon rains.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is intensifying measures to tackle air pollution as PM2.5 dust levels in the capital remain high, expected to persist through February.
In order to address the growing issue of pollution, Ho Chi Minh City has been launching various joint dissemination campaigns and activities with businesses to encourage its dwellers to reduce the use of single-use or non-degradable plastic bags, and collect and recycle plastic waste.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials in Thailand have been instructed to work from home during February 15-16 to avoid harmful air pollution caused by dangerously high levels of PM2.5 across the capital.
Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) has warned the rising concentration of PM2.5 pollutants is caused by poor air circulation in many areas of the capital while advising Bangkok residents to work from home to avoid the worst of the air pollution.
Thailand’s Interior Ministry has ordered provincial authorities to immediately implement preventive measures against fine particulate matte(PM2.5) now the country has entered the high-pollution risk reason.
Thailand’s government has greenlighted incentives worth 8 billion THB (225 million USD) for sugarcane farmers who agree to cut fresh sugarcane without burning the residue, a move aimed at helping reduce the amount of PM2.5 dust in the 2022-2023 harvest year.
Indonesian Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has requested local administrations to improve the quality of public transport services in accordance with the applicable safety and security standards.
Vietnam has been a pioneer in the implementation of "green" commitments and praised by the international community for making significant contributions to the “common home” of humanity, said an official.
About 4 tonnes of waste is discharged every day on average in Ha Long Bay, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The Thailand’s National Environment Board (NEB) on March 15 backed stronger measures to deal with air pollution from fine particle matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), ordering all the 17 provinces in the north to cease burning activities until the end of April.
Representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reaffirmed their commitment towards the full and effective implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the agreement (COP-17), which was held on October 20 in Singapore.
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) must further accelerate digital transformation and develop digital database using big data technologies, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 5.
The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau is carrying out several policies and applying technological advances into production to develop aquaculture sustainably.