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MRC to the rescue
News, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2025
» A planned trip by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), a regional body tasked with overseeing the use of the Mekong River, to evaluate the transboundary water pollution in northern Thailand has given local villagers cause for optimism regarding this crisis.
Novo Nordisk Leads Obesity Fight in Thailand
Published on 20/05/2025
» Bangkok, May 2025 – Novo Nordisk, the global pharmaceutical leader headquartered in Denmark, has launched a major initiative to combat Thailand’s growing obesity crisis, where more than 40% of the population is now classified as overweight or obese.
Trump says many in Gaza are 'starving'
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - US President Donald Trump said Friday "a lot of people are starving" in the besieged Gaza Strip, where rescuers reported more than 50 deaths in Israeli air strikes since midnight.
Parents alerted to danger of ‘cartoon’ drugs
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2025
» Parents have been advised to pay close attention to the spread of drugs in cartoon-shaped pill form that could easily lure children to try. Their effects could be fatal, according to the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand (FDA).
Hypertension hides in plain sight
Oped, Published on 15/05/2025
» Thailand's economy has surged. Its health care system is admired. Yet a silent killer is quietly stealing lives, straining hospitals, and sapping the nation's future. That killer is hypertension -- and it's hiding in plain sight.
Pregnancy of Hongkonger, 58, sparks hope for older women and fears over risks
Published on 11/05/2025
» The pregnancy of a 58-year-old woman in Hong Kong has sparked hopes for older women seeking to have children but also raised concerns about the risks of giving birth later in life.
Bangkok raids catch hazardous cosmetics smuggled from China
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/05/2025
» The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) recently raided five warehouses in Bangkok, confiscating more than 34,000 counterfeit branded perfumes smuggled from China, with a street value of 4.3 million baht.
Australian PM basks in win, vows 'orderly' government
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a "disciplined, orderly" government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil.
Thaksin to skip court hearing on hospital stay
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/05/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will submit a written statement at the opening of a court hearing on June 13 into claims that his prison sentence was not adequately enforced, according to his lawyer.
‘Joe Ferrari’ death ruled a suicide after autopsy
Post Reporters, Published on 19/04/2025
» An autopsy report has confirmed that Thitisan “Joe Ferrari” Utthanaphon, a former police colonel convicted in the torture-murder of a drug suspect, committed suicide while in custody at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok.