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'Thousands' to lose jobs with booze ban
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/07/2015
» The business sector has urged the withdrawal of a draft regulation banning alcohol sales within a 300-metre radius of educational institutions.
Nopporn tipped as GPO managing director
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/01/2015
» Nopporn Cheanklin has been tipped as the new managing director of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO).
HSS calls for surrogacy law compliance
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/02/2016
» The Department of Health Service Support (HSS) has called on the health sector to comply with a new surrogacy law and its 15 surrogacy organic laws to curb widespread illegal surrogacy.
Bill legalising GMOs spurs agency fears
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/11/2015
» Concerns have been raised over the irreparable damage that genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, legalised by the cabinet-approved Biosafety Bill, could bring to local agriculture.
Pharmacists want sales check rule on medicines lifted
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/08/2015
» Pharmacists have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its new regulation requiring drug stores to obtain sales records for three types of everyday medicines that can be used as precursors in making illegal street drugs.
Booze ban ideas go to PM
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/12/2014
» The Committee for National Alcohol Beverage Policy is sending six proposed regulations to the government for curtailing the sale of alcohol during the New Year holidays, said Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin.
Thai farmers feeling the heat of climate debate
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/12/2018
» Ampai Meelap, 43, a durian farmer on the frontlines of climate change witnesses the threats of unpredictable weather every year.
Indigenous folk find voice in climate fight
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/12/2018
» Indigenous people at the COP24 conference in Katowice, Poland called on the world to recognise their knowledge of climate action and climate change mitigation.
Weathering water's extremes
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/11/2017
» Since downpours from the North swept down into the central Chao Phraya River basin early last month, people are fearfully bracing for the next big flood to hit Bangkok. The Thai government tells the public it is making a concentrated effort to ensure the capital will be protected from future flooding. Despite the heavy rainfall this year, leaders have dismissed the possibility of another flood like 2011's.
Man gets 35 years for FB posts
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/06/2017
» A man was jailed for 35 years yesterday for lese majeste and defamation in what is thought to be the highest penalty meted out for a case of its kind.