Govt Wants People to Reduce Incense Burning for Chinese New Year to Stop Air Pollution

[jphantom]

They focus on micro mniature aspect of major problem

[LALes]

Another recommendation from Nepo Girl?

[off road pat]

7 hours ago, sungod said:

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@0.0,0.0,3.0z

Thank you for sharing this very interesting web site !!

Best Regards

[Cabradelmar]

They made the same inane announcement last season.

[JoePai]

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

I would love to get to know where they are burning in my area, do you or can you provide a link of such ?

 

PM me if you like, appreciated.

https://www.iqair.com/th-en/thailand/chon-buri/pattaya 

[Captain Monday]

1 hour ago, Luuk Chaai said:

Remember Superman comics ?   What Is Bizarro World?

 

every day 

 

as oppossed to 

 

 

 

A low hanging fruit of gov "action" to combat air pollution

 

Supposedly really not healthy to be exposed to joss-sticks all the time

 

The Adverse Impact of Incense Smoke on Human Health: From Mechanisms to Implications

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548258/

[zhounan]

Excuse my ignorance, if the problem is burned fields, in the decades and centuries before, wasn't there the same problem?

[Jiggo]

So alright to burn those Tyres then, absolute idiocrasy statement by the government minister. 

[Xonax]

They always claim, that it is the neighboring countries that burn crops. Liars!!!

[Dr Jon]

How about stopping the illegal cigarette burning in bars and restaurants?

[sagra]

10 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

If this approach to the burning problem wasn't so sad it would be funny... please address the real problem.

You’ve got that right. Quite cynical.

[kingstonkid]

10 hours ago, Artisi said:

Don't worry about burning the rice and sugar cane fields and all the domestic garbage and don't worry about all the busses and truck belching smoke - just ban incense sticks, I'm sure that will reduce the pollution to nearly zero -- can you really believe the stupidity that some of the experts spew out on a daily basis.

 

This is right up there with the Dims in the US saying that we have to ban cow farts to solve CC

[rwill]

Thailand aims to become the hub of proclamations that never get enforced.

[4MyEgo]

18 minutes ago, Dr Jon said:

How about stopping the illegal cigarette burning in bars and restaurants?

 

One of the main reasons I won't eat out, i.e. unless it's a smoke free environment.

[brianthainess]

Go tell my neighbor   😱😱 the house over that wall is made of Wood   not to mention my mango tree full of rising sap, power cables  

enjoy the vid. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bepah umayun]

I like it when a government really takes care of the people. Congrats. 

[Jack Cook]

Meh, it’s Thailand and a clown from Srettas mob. Really now what else would any right thinking person expect?

[Skeptic7]

OM-effin-G (which I don't even believe in🤣)❗ Just when started thinking it was impossible for them get any more absurd and preposterous...THIS❗

 

[sikishrory]

Better stop cooking too. Salad only until we get this problem under control

[spidermike007]

9 hours ago, mikebell said:

Does the police have access to this app?  Is there a website I could guide them to? How would I check the area around me in Nong Prue?

What would you expect the police to do? Though it is against the law to burn crops how many instances can you site, where they actually upheld the law and prosecuted farmers who were burning their crops, destroying the environment, and poisoning their own people? 

[spidermike007]

What is really mind boggling is how a guy like Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, the Deputy government spokesperson, can take himself seriously on any level. We certainly don't, I doubt more than 1% of the population does, and yet this joker thinks he's actually doing productive work. 

[Aussie999]

I just can't find the words, to express,  just how stupid these government officials are, it use to be funny, but as time goes on I just can't understand the ineptitude of these people... how many readers remember the air purifiers they had around Bangkok and the flood prevention boats... talk about a mob of brainless clowns.

[kidneyw]

9 hours ago, JoePai said:

Example just now near Khon Kaen

 

So which ones are the joss sticks?

[Gknrd]

Joke of the day!

[Elkski]

incense sticks actually do create lots of micro particles.  Its a good idea but should be implemented along with the military using those armored vehicles to crack down on crop burning.  

Negotiations with nearby countries is also needed.  Which will entail money.  

Lots of money needed to bring in modern farm equipment.  

Overnight they could have military inspectors at each cane collection point as well as the processing plants ,and all truck drivers hauling burnt cane should have trucks confiscated and go to jail.  Burnt cane market could be 90% stopped in 1 week.   Provide protective clothes and masks to encourage hand slashing the cane.   Allow seasonal workers to come in since many thais are now to lazy to cut cane by hand. 

Slowly implement a trash hauling policy across thailand with associated dumps.  It would need to be subsidized at first. 

Use the silly 10k digital money to begin with.  Clean air will help the thai people, and tourism more than 300usd. 

And cows in the US do emit a high amount of methane per calorie.   It would be better for the planet if we were all vegetarians or insect eaters.   I am not one of those fine persons.  

[orchidfan]

4 hours ago, JGon said:

There's absolutely nothing that the government of Thailand or any ASEAN country could do about air pollution this time of the year. It's the dry season, farmers have ingrained in their minds that they must burn the remnants of their old crops and everyone drives their diesel pickups and trucks everywhere. Even if by some miracle Thailand could stop all the burning tomorrow... it wouldn't change a thing! Because all the surrounding countries do the same thing or worse. This time of the year the winds usually come from Laos and China... and guess what?... They won't stop burning or using diesel vehicles... so the only thing you can do is deal with it (I usually travel away until the winds change and the rains come back).

Pretty sure Malaysia (under PM Mahatir) stopped it or reduced burning of Palm Oil empty fruit bunches (EFB's).

I was involved with big companies like Sime Darby,Guthrie etc introducing chipping and mulching  (compost) which proved very effective as a fertilizer etc.

 

Mahatir was adamant that the wide scale burning stop and even had strong words with neighbor Indonesia who, like Thailand, just disregarded the no burning protocol.

So, the Indonesian smoke just blew over Malaysia in the "right" wind conditions.

 

But there, the Big ex British plantation companies adhered more to the government's demands.

 

Not here !

[john donson]

you wonder why there are ZERO nobel price winners?

[Lingba]

16 hours ago, Nordic summer said:

Is it 1. April already?

well...since Songkran is being extended to 3 weeks this year..I guess April fools is being extended as well

[khaowong1]

[mjakob007]

next step in this narrative...

 

anybody wanting to burn an incense stick will be provided with corn straw filled with incense powder for the next season