"Air conditioner"

For the first time in 15 years, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will revise its targets for the energy-saving performance of household air conditioners, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

A testing facility for air-conditioners using natural refrigerant technology has opened at the Operation and Standards Centre of the Electrical and Electronics Institute (EEI).

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has warned customers to beware of individuals claiming to be MEA staff and offering to collect money due on their power bill, change their meter or clean their air conditioner.

In a move to deal with the country’s pollution problems, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute has come up with a new standard for air purifier – they need to also serve as PM2.5 filters.

SINGAPORE - A Chinese study has suggested that air-conditioning may help spread the coronavirus.

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has launched a special cleaning service for air-conditioners as part of its efforts to combat global warming and pollution.

An explosion near a beauty salon has seriously injured two air-conditioner mechanics and damaged six parked cars in Bangkok’s Hua Mak district. The salon was also badly damaged by the explosion.