In the midst of looming smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, Edy Suryana’s village grapples with perpetual grey skies, ash-filled air, and a lingering stench. Living in the shadows of northern Java’s power plant, Suryana and fellow villagers witness health woes, attributing them to the omnipresent smog.  Experts highlight a surge in respiratory illnesses and deaths in northern Java, …

There’s another issue that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is facing as he  commanded the government agencies to take immediate steps to tackle the air pollution that has plagued Bangkok and the surrounding provinces. The PM shared that the government had continuously introduced steps against the rising PM2.5 levels, but due to the current weather the problem had exacerbate. He encouraged …