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Debt doldrums
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/12/2023
» Re: "Will foreign investors still be wooed", (Opinion, Dec 28).
PM2.5 nightmares
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/03/2023
» Re: "PM2.5: Endless deja vu in Thailand", (Opinion, March 12).
Superbugs lurk in local food systems
Oped, Published on 06/04/2022
» When you think of antibiotics, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a doctor prescribing treatment to a sick person. But the vast majority of antibiotics used are actually given to animals on factory farms. This overuse of antibiotics in the agricultural sector is fuelling a global health crisis, with antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" killing more than one hundred Thais every day.
Low fruit and veg intake a concern
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/07/2021
» Policymakers are urging the government to promote vegetable consumption as a way of curbing deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and childhood obesity, the incidences of which are increasing in the country.
Moving forward, together
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/08/2020
» Five decades have gone by, but the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is still standing. That said, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the coronavirus crisis is a clarion call for increased cooperation in what some observers have described as the age of "deglobalisation".
Laughter is the best medicine
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/06/2020
» Educating children about the Covid-19 pandemic is a critical mission. The popular Kai Hua Ror (Laughter For Sale) comic magazine recently launched its special edition KnowCovid, which seeks to demystify for kids the disease that has so far infected more than 7 million people globally.
High price of progress
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 23/03/2020
» Over the past two decades, Asia's growth story has caught the world's attention as the region has become bigger, richer and more connected. But this remarkable development has come with some unwelcome by-products for many people.
Growth forecast cut, Iran cases surge by 50%: Virus update
Published on 02/03/2020
» Iran reported a 50% increase in coronavirus infections, while New York City, Brussels, Berlin and Indonesia all reported their first cases. New cases were reported in Thailand and across the US. Hard-hit South Korea saw its total climb past 4,200.
Korea adds 505 cases, deaths top 2,800: Virus update
Published on 27/02/2020
» Saudi Arabia halted religious visits that draw millions to cities including Mecca and Medina, while Japan asked for all schools to shut from March 2. More new cases were reported outside China than within the country for the first time, highlighting the spread of the epidemic.