"I don't think any news about how harmful the dust is would affect the number of people who visit Rommaninat Park, because Bangkok residents are used to it already," said Sirirat Kongpermpoon. The 65-year-old takes a public bus from her house in Pran Nok to the park every morning to do aerobics. An 80-year-old man identified only as Roj said it was irrelevant to ask whether residents were running scared from the smog. The Pollution Control Department said levels of "deleterious airborne particulate matter" exceeding the safety limit of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µcg) were reported in six locations across Bangkok yesterday. PM 2.5 levels hit 72 µcg on Intharaphithak Road in Thon Buri district yesterday, one of six hot spots in the city, monitoring-agency officials said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 15, 2018 00:11 UTC