Smoke from farmers burning crop stubble combines with vehicle and factory emissions to send air pollution in Bangkok and other cities soaring in the early months of the year.
The level of PM2.5 pollutants -- cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs -- hit 86 micrograms per cubic metre, according to IQAir.
High levels of PM2.5 were also recorded Friday in the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Udon Thani.
“In every province, if you allow crop burning or fail to implement preventive measures, you will be punished,“ the Thai government said in a statement on Thursday.
The government has also told drivers to ensure their vehicles comply with emissions limits.
Last week, Bangkok authorities closed more than 350 schools as pollution soared, but no such order was given Friday.
Air pollution has closed schools across other parts of Asia recently, including in Pakistan and India.
Nearly two million students around New Delhi were told to stay home in November after authorities ordered schools shut because of worsening air pollution.
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