As a cardiologist at Chiang Mai University, he has been raising awareness about the severity of the pollution issue for a decade. GOVERNMENT ROLEDue to the predictability of the annual northern haze, many assume that local governments are doing too little about the issue. "We work with different groups including universities, utilising satellite data in mapping out the relationship between haze pollution and maize production. One third of haze pollution in the Greater Mekong Subregion comes from maize production," Mr Tara said. "Singapore came up with the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act in relation to the companies based in Singapore that are causing forest fires and haze pollution across the border," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post March 21, 2021 00:10 UTC