Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin approved the Move Forward party’s air cleanliness bill while in Chiang Mai province today, and has sent it back to parliament to be included on the agenda for debate.
Previously, two similar bills, one initiated by the cabinet and the other by a people’s network were included on the House’s agenda, but without the one proposed by Move Forward, causing resentment among its members.
On Tuesday, the cabinet endorsed the government’s air cleanliness bill, which has gone through a public hearing process and has been vetted by the Council of State. The bill will be used as the basis, along with two other bills, during the deliberations in parliament.
The bill set out short, medium and long-term measures to cope with the PM2.5 problem, aiming to bring about clean air for public safety.
In the government-sponsored bill, there are some clauses which…
