Air pollution in the southern border provinces

Abstract

This academic article aims of this paper is to study the transboundary haze situation in southern Thailand that still suffers from toxic smog problems caused by burning from neighboring countries to cover the southern region of Thailand. As a result, Thai people are harmed by health.

          According to the results of the study, Thailand has pollution control laws such as the Environment Promotion and Conservation Act B.E. 2535. (1992). When there was a toxic smoke emergency or polluted air, the government will go in and supervise the polluters to stop acting immediately to preventing the spread of pollution and may harm the people, which measures within the country apply good control laws. But outside the country, the government has no measures to stop, fix the situation and demanded that the nations responsible for the transboundary pollution pay for the damage it caused. The nation must figure out how to collaborate with ASEAN countries. Let the country of origin also be responsible for compensating Thailand for damages. For example, The Trail Smelter Case in 1938, the United States and Canada had a dispute in the case of a metal smelting company located in Trail, Canada. Emitting air pollution, odors and toxic fumes across the border to the United States, the U.S. therefore sued to prosecute through the international Court of Justice Arbitration Committee (PCIJ). The U.S. has the right to claim damages from Canada, which makes many countries turn to pay attention to compensation measures that occur because of serious toxic fumes. To find a solution, punishment for the perpetrators and to protect the common interests as well as considering the safety of the people in the country.