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Baraku operators complain their livelihoods are up in smoke
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/09/2014
» Baraku or shisha service operators at pubs and restaurants along Bangkok's busy tourist streets are outraged over the National Council for Peace and Order order to ban the import of the Middle-Eastern style hookah pipe, a device used to smoke baraku, a tobacco-type product.
Experts urge curb on e-cigarette sales
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/05/2014
» Health experts are calling for legal restrictions to curb the sale of electronic cigarettes.
Neighbours plan border health boost
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/09/2013
» MANDALAY, MYANMAR : Thailand and Myanmar have launched a three-year joint action plan to improve public health along the border and for Myanmar migrants in Thailand.
Experts urge better inmate health care
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/09/2013
» The government should improve healthcare services for inmates after a recent study found many suffer from health and substance abuse problems, a Chiang Mai expert says.
FDA orders importers to report details on baby milk products
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/08/2013
» Importers of baby milk goods are required to report details about the imported materials to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the agency steps up safety standards for dairy products for infants.
Few irregularities found in pledge stockpiles
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/06/2013
» Irregularities in rice stockpiles were found at just 26 out of 2,071 mills during a sweeping inspection launched on Thursday.
Health advocates fear cash is new GPO priority
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/05/2013
» The dismissal of Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) managing director Witit Artavatkun, which was officially endorsed by the cabinet yesterday, has brought public doubts over political intervention at the Public Health Ministry to the fore.
Witit mulls suing GPO's board
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/05/2013
» Sacked Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) chief Witit Artavatkun is mulling taking legal action against the agency's board for unfair dismissal.
Board boots out GPO director
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/05/2013
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) board has unanimously agreed to dismiss the organisation's head, Witit Artavatkun.
Graft inquiry clears GPO of charges
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/05/2013
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has been cleared of wrongdoing in its stockpiling of raw materials to make anti-viral influenza drugs.