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Banana republic
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/03/2020
» The road leading to Ban Neon Kum in Bang Krathum district in Phitsanulok is quiet. Along the road are farmlands consisting mostly of banana plantations. For more than a century, locals in Bang Krathum have grown the fruit for producing sun-dried bananas -- known as kluay tak in Thai. Kluay tak is a Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bang Krathum. About 4,000 tonnes of kluay tak are produced yearly.
Banana leaf banquet
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 08/10/2021
» If there is one meal that I keep going back to month after month after month (you get the drift), it is Aromkwan.
Namwa banana prices soar
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/08/2024
» The loss of banana trees during the hot season has seen the price of popular namwa variety skyrocket, with further rises likely in the next few months, according to wholesalers.
Golden banana sales boom
Published on 10/09/2024
» Farmers growing "golden bananas" say business is booming, demand is growing and the price they get remains high.
The banana peel of sustainability
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/12/2019
» Making a profit from bananas is not a piece of cake, but Siam Banana Co in Kanchanaburi's Phanom Thuan district is trying to create jobs and generate income for the community.
Unite to solve neglected diseases
Oped, Published on 29/04/2025
» The successful collaboration between the health ministries of Malaysia and Thailand, industry partners in Egypt and Malaysia, and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) to bring a new hepatitis C antiviral drug -- ravidasvir -- to market in 2022 was an important milestone. For years, a 12-week course of treatment using sofosbuvir cost between $70,000 (2.34 million baht) and $80,000, putting it out of reach for many in the Global South. But ravidasvir -- a safe and effective alternative when combined with sofosbuvir -- costs far less, averaging less than $500 per course.
Tackling noncommunicable diseases among poor
News, Published on 30/01/2019
» This week, global health leaders are gathering in Bangkok for the 2019 Prince Mahidol Award Conference. This year's conference theme is the political economy of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs include a diverse array of conditions ranging from heart disease and cancer to congenital disorders and mental illness and kill approximately 41 million people globally each year. Addressing NCDs is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Act on neglected tropical diseases
Oped, Published on 21/06/2022
» Earlier this year, world leaders began the process of committing to and endorsing the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases. The declaration is a high-level statement meant to mobilise the necessary political will, community commitment, financial resources, and individual action to end NTDs. The Kigali Declaration will be launched at the Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs, held on the sidelines of this month's 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda.
Air pollution triggers respiratory diseases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/03/2023
» More than 31,000 people in Bangkok and 1.4 million nationwide have developed respiratory diseases due to haze pollution since Jan 1, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Banana-eating performance artist was 'hungry'
AFP, Published on 10/12/2019
» NEW YORK - Performance artist David Datuna waited two hours until "I was hungry" before eating a pricey banana artwork in Miami, he explained with laughter on Monday after returning to New York.