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Bangkok's 3-point anti-dust plan: Green List restricts trucks
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2025
Governor Chadchart unveils 2025 Dust Season measures. Inspections target black smoke, tightening the limit to 20%. Green List system will control all heavy trucks.
Bangkok Cracks Down on Diesel Smoke with Stricter New Limit
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025
BMA halves permitted exhaust opacity to 20% from November 2025; violators face hefty fines and an immediate 30-day vehicle ban to combat PM2.5
Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote
THURSDAY, MAY 08, 2025
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church.
BMA Strictly Enforces Particulate Matter Reduction Measuresby Inspecting Black Smoke Public Buses to Reduce PM2.5 Emissions at the Source
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025
January 14, 2025 – Bangkok Governor’s Advisor and Sustainability Executive, Mr. Pornphrom Vikitsreth, accompanied by Mr. Prapas Luangsirinapa, Director of the Environmental Department, and officials from Yannawa District, joined representatives from the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to conduct emissions checks on public buses.
Volcano erupts on western Japanese island of Kyushu
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022
A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries, and authorities said they did not expect a major eruption.
THB5,000 fine for black smoke emission violations by vehicles
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022
Motorists violating the black smoke emission limit will be fined THB5,000, the Land Transport Department has confirmed.
As PM2.5 soars, DLT bans hundreds of vehicles for failing exhaust tests
MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2022
Hundreds of trucks and buses have been removed from the roads after failing exhaust tests, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) announced on Sunday.
Over 18,000 vehicles emit black smoke above safety standard
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 09, 2021
Over 18,000 vehicles have been found to emit black smoke exceeding the safety standard since the Air Pollution Administration Centre started testing random vehicles nationwide on October 1, said the centre’s communication chief Theerapat Prayoonsit on Wednesday (December 8).
Vehicles emitting black smoke to face fine up to Bt5,000, department warns
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021
In an attempt to reduce PM2.5 pollution, the Department of Land Transport will impose heavy fines on the owners of vehicles that emit black smoke exceeding the safety standard.
Police crack down on vehicles polluting the air as part of slew of measures
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020
The Royal Thai Police has enforced numerous measures to reduce PM2.5 dust particles in the air, and one of them was to arrest owners of vehicles that emitted black smoke, deputy chief of Bangkok Metropolitan Police, Jirasan Kaewsangeak, said on Monday (January 27).