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Government and hospitals act to bring down drug costs
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/11/2025
» A new agreement between the Thai government and private hospitals aims to reduce living costs by 32 billion baht by promoting transparency in drug pricing and giving consumers more options when purchasing medications.
Aid as leverage
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2025
» Re: "Solving the conflict in Myanmar", (Opinion, Sept 15). The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar presents a complex and deeply troubling challenge for the international community.
Thai private hospitals back cheaper drug options
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/10/2025
» More than 350 private hospitals in Thailand have signed on to a government initiative to offer patients the option of buying medicines from external sources, according to the Department of Internal Trade.
Police arrest 11 linked to ‘Dr Air’ drug network
Published on 09/09/2025
» Eleven people, including nine doctors, have been arrested on charges of acquiring prescription drugs for illegal distribution by a network linked to Anchulee “Dr Air” Theerawongpaisal, a former Police General Hospital psychiatrist.
Cannabis at crossroads
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/09/2025
» Cannabis advocates in Thailand are calling on the new government to deliver legislation that protects users, businesses, non-users and minors, following concerns that recent regulatory changes have created monopolistic industry conditions.
Case file on accused doctor goes to Office of the Attorney General
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2025
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) on Tuesday submitted the case file on Pol Col Dr Anchulee Theerawongpaisan, a senior psychiatrist at the Police General Hospital (PGH), and 11 associates to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
'Friends' star Matthew Perry's drug dealer to plead guilty in overdose death
Published on 19/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A California woman known as the "ketamine queen" has agreed to plead guilty to charges that she supplied the dose of the prescription anesthetic that killed Friends star Matthew Perry, prosecutors said on Monday.
Fugitive Singaporean, Indonesians arrested for drug trafficking
News, Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2025
» A fugitive Singaporean suspect has been arrested in Bangkok for trafficking drugs from Thailand to Singapore, police said on Tuesday.
Cannabis changes 'harm economy'
News, Published on 07/07/2025
» Cannabis advocates will hold a mass rally at the Ministry of Public Health on Monday to protest the government's campaign to recriminalise the plant three years after it was removed from the national narcotics list.
Police net 5 more linked to drug ring
News, Published on 28/06/2025
» Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking network headed by Pol Col Dr Anchulee Theerawongpaisan, a senior psychiatrist at the Police General Hospital.