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Horse deaths lead to race against time
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/05/2020
» After nearly two months, the first-ever outbreak of African Horse Sickness (AHS) in Thailand has wiped out 539 horses. Following calls for an investigation, the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) will on Monday launch a probe into the cause of the outbreak.
Mask shortage 'baffling'
News, Published on 15/03/2020
» The prospect of the Covid-19 outbreak turning into a "Stage 3" full-blown epidemic in Thailand is deepening worries over the dire shortage of face masks.
Prisons buckle under overcrowding
News, Published on 09/02/2020
» With only half a square metre of space to accommodate each inmate crammed in a cell, many end up sleeping sitting up.
Online sale, new routes 'will lead to boom in drug trade'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/01/2020
» While the economy still shows no sign of pulling out of last year's tepid growth, the one industry that may see a real boom in 2020 is the drug trade.
Going with the flow
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 25/08/2018
» Border trade is a key engine driving the economy. Now Thai officials hope that by upgrading border checkpoints to border passes they can invigorate the country by boosting exchanges.
Bitcoin fever exposes crypto-market frailties
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2017
» LONDON/NEW YORK: As bitcoin raced to another record high on Tuesday, one of the biggest providers of digital currency wallets, Coinbase, went down under the weight of traffic, leaving many of its more than 10 million customers unable to access their funds.
Trading up from terror
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/08/2017
» With the ongoing deep South insurgency in Thailand, it's hard to imagine how the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat can start tackling issues like development when the threat of violence still lingers. The sounds of bombs and gunshots are a regular part of people's lives.
Village wins in fight against drug trade
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/11/2015
» Not long ago, people in the remote hills bordering Thailand and Myanmar believed that growing plants to produce illicit drugs was the only way they could make a living.
Manhattan prices in Yangon
Spectrum, Published on 13/07/2014
» International NGOs are facing strong criticism in Myanmar not for the work they do, but for the large amounts of donor money they spend on renting offices. Recent reports have found that considerable sums are paid for office space in Yangon, where most organisations have their head offices. Adding to the controversy, some of these buildings are owned by members of the military, former generals or businessmen with close connections to the former regime.
Emerging drug-resistant strain a fierce foe in malaria battle
Spectrum, Published on 06/05/2012
» Malaria remains a public health concern in Thailand even though the number of infected patients has declined tremendously from 125,000 in 1998 to 35,600 in 2007 and 34,002 in 2011. What's causing alarm among officials now, however, is the emerging resistance of Plasmodium falciparum _ the parasite responsible for malaria _ to conventional drugs.