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Cheaper outpatient costs mulled
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/09/2024
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has floated the idea of reducing costs for the treatment of outpatients per visit at hospitals, claiming this measure, if successful, would help create a level playing field through the more equal distribution of funds.
Secondhand smoke 'kills 9,400 per year'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/08/2024
» More than 9,000 people die as a result of secondhand smoke in Thailand each year, a rate higher than that of the United States, says a recent report.
Loan sharks now targeted by Srettha
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/12/2023
» The government has declared a crackdown on illegal loans and loan sharks as a national priority.
Seniors 'require special attention'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/10/2023
» The government must think outside the box to find a solution to Thailand’s rapidly ageing society, lest it wants the nation’s senior citizens to be a burden for future generations, according to the CEO of Thonburi Wellbeing Co, Timothy Emen Lersmitivanta, today.
State arm to wean farms off payouts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/03/2021
» The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) is studying a plan to reduce state payments to farmers whose crops have been affected by natural disaster, replacing that help with a co-payment crop insurance scheme.
NGO goes into bat for farmers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/01/2019
» The name of Biothai, a non-governmental organisation, usually comes up when there are cases of foreign companies trying to patent traditional plants and their extracts.
For locals, community land deeds a life or death issue
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/11/2018
» Residents of Ban Pong village in Chiang Mai's Sansai district have won a community land title -- a new land allocation concept for landless villagers.
Finding ways to beat farm debt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/11/2018
» The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the country’s economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising.
Caravan of hope
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/09/2018
» For highlanders in the far-flung villages of northernmost Mae Hong Son, getting even basic medical help can be a hard struggle.
How to pad farmers' pockets
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2018
» Successfully growing rice on a commercial scale for domestic consumption and export relies on the properly controlled use of chemicals to lift crop yields, according to experts.