Chiang Mai works to solve annual smog

Last year saw thick, choking haze blanket the city as fires burned out of control in rural areas in Chiang Mai and around the North. The government hopes to reduce this problem with a concerted education program aimed at farmers.

After last year’s choking smog and haze the Chiang Mai Provincial Government met to assess the situation and to meet with CMU researchers and authorities from relevant agencies to find solutions for the haze problem that plagues Chiang Mai nearly every year. The government plans to offer cash prizes to “Green Communities” that reduce the burning n their village.

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Members of the local Thai-Muslim Community protested against a recently released controversial film that has sparked demonstrations and riots around the world.

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