Cambodia urges Thailand to end culture of blame-shifting on air-quality issues

19 January 2026
The Phnom Penh Post
Air pollution / Environment and natural resources / International relations / Pollution and waste
Air quality / ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre (ASMC)

The Ministry of Environment has rejected a report by Thai media outlet The Nation which claimed that air pollution in Bangkok originates from fires in Cambodia, describing it as an attempt to “shift the blame onto Cambodia”. …

 Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-urges-thailand-to-end-culture-of-blame-shifting-on-air-quality-issues

Contact us

Ask Question
Report Problem
Share Idea
Send Feedback
Submit Resources

Do you have questions on the content published by Open Development Cambodia (ODC)? We will gladly help you.

Have you found a technical problem or issue on the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website?

Tell us how we're doing.

Do you have resources that could help expand the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website? We will review any map data, laws, articles, and documents that we do not yet have and see if we can implement them into our site. Please make sure the resources are in the public domain or fall under a Creative Commons license.

View | Delete

File was deleted

ERROR!

Please add the code:

* The idea box couldn't be blank! * The email address is not valid! Something's gone wrong, Please Resubmit the form! Please add the code correctly first.