No health warning issued for Phuket haze

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No health warning issued for Phuket haze
Phuket Gazette


The haze that has settled over Phuket has yet to garner a health warning from the Regional Environmental Office. Photo: Phuket Reporter Club

PHUKET: The Regional Environmental Office has yet to issue a health warning for the thick Indonesian haze that settled over Phuket today

However, the current air conditions on the island have raised concern among experts despite it being deemed safe.

“We are monitoring it very carefully,” Pornsri Suthanarak, the director of the Regional Environmental Office told the Phuket Gazette.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2015-09-18

[Guest]

Wait, what? PG article? Great!

I guess this was related to this on Phuket News article "Health warnings issued after Sumatra fire haze smothers Phuket"

http://www.thephuketnews.com/health-warnings-issued-after-sumatra-fire-haze-smothers-phuket-54165.php

[elgordo38]

Wait, what? PG article? Great!

I guess this was related to this on Phuket News article "Health warnings issued after Sumatra fire haze smothers Phuket"

http://www.thephuketnews.com/health-warnings-issued-after-sumatra-fire-haze-smothers-phuket-54165.php

Health warning? what warning there is no health problem what do you want to do scare the tourists away. Heaven forbid.

[Guest]

Health warning? what warning there is no health problem what do you want to do scare the tourists away. Heaven forbid.

That's what many of us think. It's very unfortunate as even Thailand has plenty of good people who want to do the correct thing without being politically motivated.

[yuv06]

Wouldn't want to be living in Singapore they get that every year as I mentioned before why does the Singapore military spend so much when Indonesia just smoke Singapore for a couple of months and Singapore will surrender without a fight.

[FBlue72]

Health warning? what warning there is no health problem what do you want to do scare the tourists away. Heaven forbid.

That's what many of us think. It's very unfortunate as even Thailand has plenty of good people who want to do the correct thing without being politically motivated.

^ Yes, I call them " foreigners".

I was in Penang a few days ago and saw a index in one of the papers for the region, while Phuket was having haze it was in the OK range and this recent bout is not as severe.

[Chongalulu]

Wouldn't want to be living in Singapore they get that every year as I mentioned before why does the Singapore military spend so much when Indonesia just smoke Singapore for a couple of months and Singapore will surrender without a fight.

My stepdaughter is at NTU in Singapore and in contrast to Phuket the university itself has a "haze committee " monitoring levels issuing warnings directives and masks when necessary. Proper organisation. Is there anything Singapore or Malaysia could effectively do to combat this selfish ignorant destructive practice of its neighbours?

[yuv06]

Wouldn't want to be living in Singapore they get that every year as I mentioned before why does the Singapore military spend so much when Indonesia just smoke Singapore for a couple of months and Singapore will surrender without a fight.

My stepdaughter is at NTU in Singapore and in contrast to Phuket the university itself has a "haze committee " monitoring levels issuing warnings directives and masks when necessary. Proper organisation. Is there anything Singapore or Malaysia could effectively do to combat this selfish ignorant destructive practice of its neighbours?

You can't blame the Indonesians I heard it is large corporations that run the rubber plantations that are doing it, anyway they have to make a living I mean the people they are not rich like Singapore.

Edited September 20, 2015 by yuv06