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Surgeons warn of action over cosmetic training
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2016
» The Royal College of Surgeons is threatening to file a consumer protection complaint against the Medical Council if it goes ahead with a plan to certify short-term courses for cosmetic surgery.
Supinya walks tightrope of balancing opinion with state rules
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/09/2016
» The country's telecommunications regulator has been called a paper tiger by consumers, a censorship board by rights activists and is being sued by digital TV channels for causing lower-than-expected viewership.
Operating within the lawsuits
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/05/2016
» The Thai Medical Council had a peculiar message for medical graduates on their orientation day earlier this month.
Food fight: the battle over the future of farming
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/12/2015
» When Winus Srisombatraethong purchased green papaya seeds from farmers in Pathum Thani province in 2009, he had no reason to suspect anything unusual.
The battle to ban asbestos
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/11/2014
» Depending on which medical expert you listen to, Thailand has either recorded just five cases of asbestos-related illness in its history, or use of the controversial material is a lurking menace affecting up to 1,000 people every year.
Graphic alcohol warnings heading to a bar near you
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/09/2014
» Alcoholic drinks labels and packaging will be required to carry large warning graphics under one of four new liquor laws being proposed by the Public Health Ministry.
Squeezing nature's remedies
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/02/2013
» It all started in 2010 when Ekkhapop Suwanakij's father found an herbal encyclopaedia in Pali language that was given to him, consisting of information on herbs and medicine during Lord Buddha's era. His father, Mr Pichet, then conducted further scientific research on it.
Thailand's furniture industry looks to intra-Asean markets
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/01/2012
» Thailand's furniture industry should increasingly depend on intra-Asean markets in order to move away from Europe and the US, which have been experiencing economic downturns.