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Road safety centre opens for New Year
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/12/2020
» The road safety and accident reduction centre was launched on Monday ahead of the New Year exodus of holidaymakers.
Inclusion essential to containing the pandemic
Oped, Published on 18/12/2020
» The government's inclusive approach in dealing with migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic is a step in the right direction. But there is room for improvement.
Road accidents biggest health crisis
Oped, Published on 11/11/2020
» If we go by the number of deaths, the coronavirus is not the country's biggest health public health problem. Road accidents are.
Too many lives being lost at train crossings
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/10/2020
» It was Sunday morning and a group of Buddhists from Samut Prakan were on their way to make merit at a temple in Chachoengsao. Yet the trip ended in a tragedy as their vehicle crashed into a freight train. Altogether, 19 were killed and a few dozen injured.
Quick action urged over rail crossings
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/10/2020
» Prommin Kantiya, chairperson of the Accident Prevention Network (APN), has asked authorities to quickly install barriers at rail crossings around the country, following Sunday's deadly accident in Chachoengsao.
Quick action urged over rail crossings
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/10/2020
» Prommin Kantiya, chairperson of the Accident Prevention Network (APN), has asked authorities to quickly install barriers at rail crossings around the country, following Sunday's deadly accident in Chachoengsao.
Winning the fight against cancer
Published on 13/08/2020
» Cancer Prevention — Cancer is not a "spontaneous eruption" in the body. In many cases, cancer can take up to twelve years to develop into disease, with a tumor appearing at about the eighth year. Lifestyle factors such as poor diet, being overweight, tobacco use, stress, environmental toxins, dental hygiene, consumption of alcohol and exposure to radiation are all risk factors that collectively contribute to the development of cancers. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center states, "The best way to fight cancer is to prevent it."
Coronavirus pandemic leaves Amazon more vulnerable than ever
AFP, Published on 06/08/2020
» MONTEVIDEO - The indigenous peoples of the Amazon have already seen their homelands ravaged by illegal deforestation, industrial farming, mining, oil exploration and unlawful occupation of their ancestral territories.
Virus calls for rethink of air conditioning
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/05/2020
» The outbreak of the highly contagious coronavirus is pushing the limits of human understanding of cooling systems as investments are being poured into designs that filter the air people breathe in their homes.
Italy locks down, hotel collapses, travel bans: Virus update
Published on 08/03/2020
» The number of deaths from the coronavirus outside China edged toward 500, pushing governments and airlines around the world to curtail travel to and from heavily affected areas.