Nakhon Nayok Fires Send Giant Dust Cloud to Bangkok

"I really like this picture. Smoke covering 1 million rai, equal to Bangkok's area, is drifting in from burning 20,000 rai of deep-water rice fields in Nakhon Nayok in one day, but it comes with tears and the health of all Bangkokians."

"Farmers have always denied the impact. This time, divine intervention made them burn, making it clear how their field burning harms the city and vulnerable groups."

"The official's absolute burn ban has been proven ineffective, likely issued just to pass, as farmers still burn illegally and law enforcement is impossible."

"In reality, controlled burning is scientifically proven to be manageable for cities, but it requires cooperative, controlled burning, starting by revoking absolute bans and fostering transparency and reconciliation through data and science."