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Disappearing lifeline
Life, Published on 11/05/2021
» Blood is a liquid tissue that transports oxygen, important materials and heat around the body. However, when it was given to Pha Sutha, it brought her back to life. Like other elderly people, she suffers from fatigue and loss of appetite and when she went to the doctor, it was revealed that she had a low red blood cell count.
Shipping containers plunge overboard as supply race raises risks
Published on 27/04/2021
» SINGAPORE: Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tyres to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors.
277 killed in crashes over Songkran break
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/04/2021
» A total of 277 people were killed and 2,357 injured in almost 2,400 road accidents over this year's Songkran holiday period, with drink-driving involved in over a third of crashes reported this year, traffic officials said yesterday.
Traffic check boost as break ends
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/04/2021
» Authorities are ramping up measures to prevent road accidents this weekend as the Songkran holiday draws to an end and holidaymakers return home, says Boontham Lertsukekasem, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) director-general.
India cases surge; CDC's J&J talk ends without vote: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/04/2021
» India reported more than 200,000 new infections on Thursday, its highest one-day surge since the pandemic broke out. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel ended discussion of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine without taking a vote, while J&J itself said it continues to believe in the positive benefit-risk profile of its Covid-19 shot.
Drink-driving cases top traffic violations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/04/2021
» A total of 2,084 cases of drink-driving were reported with drivers placed on court-ordered probation during the first four days of the Songkran road safety campaign, according to the Department of Probation.
High road toll a blow
News, Editorial, Published on 14/04/2021
» Numerous deaths and injuries related to road accidents over the past three days, almost half way into the extra holidays during the Songkran festival, once again attest to the fact the government's approach to tackling the road toll is of no use.
Holiday claims another 54 road victims
News, Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 14/04/2021
» Fifty-four people were killed and 373 injured in 388 road accidents across the country on Monday, the third day of the Songkran road safety campaign, deputy permanent secretary for the interior Ansit Sampantarat said yesterday.
54 killed, 373 injured on third day of Songkran holidays
Online Reporters, Published on 13/04/2021
» Fifty-four people died and 373 were injured in 388 road accidents across the country on Monday, the third day of the Songkran road safety campaign, deputy permanent secretary for the interior Ansit Sampantarat said on Tuesday.
Avoid grim ritual of Songkran deaths
News, Published on 12/04/2021
» Too many of us have been personally touched in our lives by tragic road crashes that have maimed or killed a loved one. For far too many, Songkran will be a moment not for merriment but for mourning. Thailand has among the highest rates of road fatalities in the world, ranking top in the region. More people die in Thailand from road crashes in two days than have died from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. And the numbers tragically always spike at times of festivity, including Songkran.