Thai communities grapple with pollution in economic corridor
“They are burning and smelting electronic stuff again,” says Sarawut Phoomnok, as he walks down a narrow dirt path through a cassava field. The sun is setting, and Sarawut’s eyes are fixed on a billowing smokestack rising above a factory a few hundred metres away. “We are lucky they’re not using the big smokestack this evening. But it will still go on the whole night. We can’t even sleep with the windows open. The smell is that unpleasant.”
