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DDC steps up bird flu checks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/05/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is stepping up surveillance for avian influenza after US health authorities reported a second case of bird flu in humans last week.
Eyes and ears everywhere in China
Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit, with names, phone numbers and other information on the residents.
Cassava exports in Q1 suffer 16.4% decline
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/05/2024
» Thai exports of cassava and cassava products decreased by 16.4% year-on-year in the first quarter, as cassava chip output declined.
Farm animals are hauled all over the country; so are their pathogens
Published on 20/05/2024
» The bird flu virus that is spreading through American dairy cows can probably be traced back to a single spillover event. Late last year, scientists believe, the virus jumped from wild birds into cattle in the Texas panhandle. By this spring, the virus, known as H5N1, had travelled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina and Michigan.
Hong Kong phone scam cases drop in first quarter but losses quadruple
Published on 13/05/2024
» HONG KONG: The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong dropped in the first quarter compared with the same period last year although losses quadrupled to HK$789 million (3.7 billion baht), with more mainland Chinese students in the city falling victim.
Who's directing behind the scenes?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/05/2024
» The speechwriter who wrote the speech delivered by Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra at the party meeting on May 3 did a lousy job which consequently put her in hot water.
Blueair Launches Advanced Air Purifiers in Thailand
Published on 08/05/2024
» Aside from the record-breaking heat, another concerning issue in Thailand is the PM2.5 dust, especially in major cities where it worsens every year. PM2.5 dust is considered harmful to human health, as emphasized by the World Health Organization, because it is very small and can easily pass through nasal hairs into the lungs and bloodstream, causing long-term damage to the body.
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine globally
Published on 08/05/2024
» The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says it has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic.
“ARS Mos Shooter" Launched in Thailand
Published on 08/05/2024
» Earth (Thailand) Co., Ltd., led by Mr. Kentaro Sato, President, and Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd., led by Mr. Yuji Shimizu, President, held a press conference on the launch of "ARS Mos Shooter", an innovative mosquito eradication spray. This product, developed collaboratively by Earth and Kao, marks its debut in Thailand. The press conference was presided over by Mr. Takuro Tasaka, Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Thailand; Dr. Chantana Padungthod, Director of the Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Department of Disease Control; Assistant Professor Dr. Panida Srisan, Chairperson of the Chalermphrakiat Building Fund Administration, The Children's Hospital Foundation; along with Ms. Lydia Saranrach and her family, who also participated in a special talk on 'How to Protect Your Family from Dengue Fever.' The event took place at the Promotion Hall, Samyan Mitrtown Shopping Center, Bangkok.
Stats don't add up
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/05/2024
» Re: "Astra jab blood clots 'rare' insists institute", (BP, May 4). One in 10 million in Thailand and one in 100,000 in the UK? How can the National Vaccine Institute possibly reconcile such a large sigma statistical anomaly and claim the risk of vaccine-induced blood clots is extremely rare in Thailand while it is criminally deadly in the UK? Worldwide, young people have been harmed and have died from blood clots -- a phenomenon that has never before been seen in these huge numbers.