Fine dust levels climbed above safe levels in several areas of Bangkok.
Data from air quality monitoring stations showed that the atmospheric level of PM2.5 ranged from 61 to 93 micrograms per cubic m in 69 areas of the city.
City residents who have difficulty breathing, eye inflammation, chest pain or headaches after going outside should see a doctor, BMA was quoted as saying by The Nation newspaper. This is due to the slash-and-burn activities in forests and farms, with over 2,500 hot spots found on both sides of the border, he added.
Satellite images from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency on Saturday showed 6,701 hot spots in Myanmar, 2,583 in Thailand, 2,125 in Cambodia, 1,434 in Laos, 147 in Vietnam and two in Malaysia.
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