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Call for speedy passage of clean air bill

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December 12, 2025

Chiang Mai seeks it before smog season

- MOLPASORN SHOOWONG

Call for speedy passage of clean air bill

A view from an aircraft shows the northern city of Chiang Mai blanketed in thick smog.

Tourism operators hope senators can complete the reading of the clean air bill before the House dissolution in order for it to be enacted during this high season, as northern regions brace for smog.

Punlop Saejew, vice-president of the Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce, said the unstable political situation has led tourism operators to worry about possible delays to the clean air bill, long-awaited as one solution to help combat the smog problem in the North.

The clean air bill passed its third reading in parliament in late October and has now been forwarded to the Senate for consideration.

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