The following is our regular feature in which we ask our community a question and roughly a week later highlight diverse responses and opinions to that question.
This week, we asked our readers the following:How Should Thailand Solve Yearly Air Pollution Issues?
You can read the original article by clicking or tapping here. We selected several diverse opinions and responses here. We note that these are the opinions and thoughts of readers and may not necessarily reflect those of The Pattaya News Company Limited.Let’s see what you had to say:
Mike B, Jomtien:Thailand has good laws about most things, often comparable to western countries. However, as usual, the laws are not enforced.
Thai society generally does not respect its laws, possibly because of widespread corruption and lack of education, but also because many laws, if enforced, would not allow the economy to operate. They are laws copied from far more advanced societies and really don’t suit what is still a developing country.
In rural Thailand, one often sees crop and rubbish burning, because there is no rubbish collection. Both of these should be addressed.
Vehicle pollution must be significant, judging by what I see. Many lorries and pickup trucks belch out dark fumes. This should be addressed under current laws.
And at the same time educate the masses and the kids.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=–=-
Richard E: 1- talk to other countries on how they deal with dead crop removal 2- have a summit with all neighboring countries that have the same issue and solve it together. 3- stricter laws if possible
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Keith S-Exactly the same way they have solved… Road Deaths, constant flooding, and bribery corruption extortion in most Hospitals and the Police force.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Trev W-
All the pollution comes from Cambodia. Laos. Burma and Vietnam.
Then the wind blows it to Thailand. So blame them.
There’s nothing the Thais can do about it
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Fredirukus: It has been talked about many times before along with some pretty good advice. Nothing happened. Not even a response. So who cares now? People are talking to a brick wall. That does not talk back either.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Tulip Fields: Give the farmers equipment to strip sugar can leaves. Tell the factories they will get really big fines if handling burnt sugar cane stalks. Stopped overnight.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=–=
Gregory M-If you look at where a lot of the fires are they are in neighboring countries so making stronger regulations for local farmers and offering cost-effective alternatives to burning is not going to solve it. But needs to be done. There has to be a much broader discussion within the Southeast Asian countries to tackle it together. The Trade winds and the mountains around the Northern areas trap the pollution, not much you can do about that side so it has to be an effort not to burn to start with. So all neighboring countries must work together.
-=-=-=-=-=–=-=-
Thomas L-TIT..just deny it is happening, if caught claim positive benefits like less skin cancer, but finally lay the blame on Foreign people…..
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=–
Mikael P-
How about if the government clamps down on all vehicles that are spewing out black smoke due to old engines or tuned diesel pumps
Too many cars and trucks that is like an old chimney
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=–=
Martin T-Waste of space talking about it because nothing has been or ever will be done about it
-=-=-=-=-==-=-
Robert H-
Get the vehicles that are not roadworthy off the roads.
And as they keep stating there will be a crack down never happens. Many of the buses bellow out black smoke. Many bikes do also.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
David C-Yes, there needs to be something done about the air pollution as no one wants to be walking around getting sick all the time.
-=-=-=-=-=-=
Tony K-There’s a problem because you end up with a lot of what looks like diesel dust on your ceiling fans
-=-=-==-==-
Want to express your opinion? Send us a message to editor@thepattayanews.com. We will have a brand new TalkBack later this week, stay tuned!
