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Health cover perks for foreigners
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/10/2021
» The Public Health Ministry is expanding the health insurance ceiling, covering Covid-19 treatment, to at least US$100,000 (3 million baht) for non-immigrant visa O-A applicants, to bolster their confidence to stay in the kingdom.
New coastal checklist gets the nod
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/09/2021
» A committee on marine and coastal resources policy on Monday approved the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources' environmental checklist for seawall and revetment construction to combat marine coastal erosion.
State arm to wean farms off payouts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/03/2021
» The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) is studying a plan to reduce state payments to farmers whose crops have been affected by natural disaster, replacing that help with a co-payment crop insurance scheme.
Dept pushing for cannabis use in Thai traditional medicines
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/12/2020
» The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine is pushing for the use of medical cannabis in traditional Thai medicines, with plans to cultivate the cannabis plant at 150 Tambon Health Promoting Hospitals nationwide.
Mahidol launches Thailand's 'new normal' of learning
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/08/2020
» Freshmen from Mahidol University started their first day of class with something quite unusual.
Consumer group concerned by healthcare expansion plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/08/2020
» Healthcare activists have expressed concerns over Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's plan to provide 48 million universal healthcare programme subscribers access to medical treatment at any participating hospitals.
Northeastern folk voice fears over new Mekong dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/02/2020
» LOEI: Unseasonal drought, floods and the negative impact of hydropower projects on the Mekong River's ecology were major concerns raised by residents of northeastern provinces at a public hearing on the Luang Prabang Dam on Tuesday.
Resort evictions ordered
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/12/2019
» The Royal Forest Department has served eviction orders on three resorts illegally built inside the forest zone at Mon Cham in Chiang Mai province.
Checklist to replace EIA for seawalls
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/11/2019
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will use a "preliminary environmental checklist" to review proposals about the construction of seawalls to prevent coastal erosion.
Price grades 'won't curb overcharging'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/10/2019
» A leading consumer-advocacy group has criticised the government's move to categorise private hospitals according to their prices, saying it will not benefit the public much.