Thailand is ready to help Indonesia cope with haze

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Thailand is ready to help Indonesia cope with haze



BANGKOK: -- Thailand is willing to offer help to Indonesia to deal with the health threatening smoke haze which has partially blanketed several Southeast countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Foreign deputy permanent secretary Witthawas Srivihok met Thursday with Indonesian Ambassador to Thailand Mr Lufti Rauf to discuss the haze problem.

The ambassador reportedly told Mr Witthawas he felt sorry for the haze which has affected Thailand and several other countries in the region and recognized the Thai government’s concern that the smoke haze could pose a threat to tourism industry and the health of Thai people.

According to Mr Witthawas, the ambassador admitted that the haze problem was critical and the Indonesian government has been doing the best it could to put off the forest and plantation fires which caused the smoke haze. The ambassador also said that Indonesia was willing to accept help from its neighbours.

But Mr Witthawas said that Thailand was willing to help out but would rather wait until there are words from Indonesia about what kind of help it needs.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thailand-is-ready-to-help-indonesia-cope-with-haze


-- Thai PBS 2015-10-08

[naboo]

We'll help you blame it all on other countries, like we do in March and April when those pesky northern neighbours burn everything.

And if burning is seen in country, we will help you blame it on those pesky hill tribe people.

[Tatsujin]

Amazing Thailand. How long ago was it that they were burning the rice fields here and causing similar problems?

[Reigntax]

Thats right. The military announced a ban on hazing earlier in the week.

[worgeordie]

Thailand wants to help Indonesia with its haze problems ?, but when

the yearly haze up here in the North occurs very little is done about it.

regards Worgeordie

[Captain_Bob]

As long as they're having meetings and making promises and are seen to be doing something about it - good job! Just like every single year in the Feb-Apr smog season up north, politicians and police chiefs talk endlessly about cracking down on farmers burning, meanwhile sitting in their swimming pool mansion or on holiday to Maldives, etc. and nothing actually gets done.

Edited October 8, 2015 by Captain_Bob

[Soutpeel]

Ex Science minister Plopadop to the rescue turn the boats upside down and use the propellors to blow the haze away ?

[ratcatcher]

recognized the Thai government’s concern that the smoke haze could

1. pose a threat to tourism industry and

2. the health of Thai people.

Priorities in the right order again.

[ianf]

We have 6-8 weeks of really bad haze here in Chiang Mai every year. Would it not be better if the Thais tried to sort that out before rushing off elsewhere? Or could we say that if they are so transparently incapable of dealing with problems here then how on earth can they be of any use to the Indonesians?

[Thailand]

Say no more:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/783391-smoke-smog-dust-2015-chiang-mai/

[clockman]

A decade of winter haze, No change here in Chiang Mai. Better to look at problems at home first!

[Seastallion]

Thailand should be suing Indonesia.

If the haze blocks out 50% of the sunlight, then there are 50% less photons hitting the chloroplasts in leaves of crops, and thus 50% less carbohydrates produced in a certain time period.

Fruit will be less sweet, starchy crops such as rice and cassava will have less yield. The only way to get a normal yield is to wait longer.

Seriously.

Get some respected scientists to do the data. It may not be 50%, but whatever it is, there will be a reduction in the countries output.

[masuk]

Thailand wants to help Indonesia with its haze problems ?, but when

the yearly haze up here in the North occurs very little is done about it.

regards Worgeordie

That's for sure. Chiang Mai has to have the worst pollution I've seen anywhere, yet there are no offers of help. Bring in a few water bombers and aim at the guys setting fire to forests and crops.

Added to this is the uncontrolled diesel exhaust in the city, and we' ve a lethal cocktail.

Recent figures show that just the diesel fumes alone cause 1 death in 10.

[Eddy B]

Bitch please!! You are no better than Indonesia!

[Sam Jones]

The IQ in little useless Thailand drops by the day ... Try fix your own smog problems before you pretend you can help others which you cant by the way ....

[anotheruser]

How exactly is Thailand going to help? I am actually serious here what can Thailand actually do?

[coulson]

Everybody take a deep breath and blow, all together towards East.....1,2,3.....

Or snap out of it and sort your own problems.

[Oziex1]

How exactly is Thailand going to help? I am actually serious here what can Thailand actually do?

They can talk and talk more.

[trogers]

And the pot said to the kettle, "I can help to whiten you"...

[Broeno]

Its all a misunderstanding. They wanna help to burn dow the forest in Indonesia.

[Seastallion]

Thailand should be suing Indonesia.

If the haze blocks out 50% of the sunlight, then there are 50% less photons hitting the chloroplasts in leaves of crops, and thus 50% less carbohydrates produced in a certain time period.

Fruit will be less sweet, starchy crops such as rice and cassava will have less yield. The only way to get a normal yield is to wait longer.

Seriously.

Get some respected scientists to do the data. It may not be 50%, but whatever it is, there will be a reduction in the countries output.

Seriously, have none of the smarter posters considered this angle? Is everyone too focused on Thailand's shortcomings?

I'd be glad for a scientist and an economist to point out why this angle is not worthy of consideration.