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Public needs antiviral meds
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/05/2021
» Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Thais have been gripped by fear. For months, these worries -- which have been intensified during the kingdom's third wave of infections -- have been about the government's slow vaccination rollout. Now the public is getting more anxious, following concerns over a possible shortage of favipiravir, an important medicine used to treat Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe symptoms.
Weed no trifling matter
News, Editorial, Published on 22/02/2021
» Political motives should be the last thing health authorities embrace in their move to promote the use of cannabis for food and drink. Rather, they should be considering accountability, legality, health and safety.
This is no time for snake oil
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/01/2021
» Weeks after popular emcee Patcharasri "Kalamae" Benjamas and her dietary supplements hit the headlines, the Food and Drug Administration has lodged a complaint with police against her for exaggerating the quality of her product range.
Time for drug policy rethink
News, Editorial, Published on 17/01/2021
» The deaths of nine people last week from the overdose of a deadly "new" drug -- a combination of heroin, ketamine, methamphetamine and sleep medication -- is a shock.
'Boss' outrage fires up again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/12/2020
» The "pass the buck" attitude of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) in handling the hit-and-run case involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya comes as no surprise at all to anyone.
An unsavoury pesticide saga
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2020
» Local news reports that Taiwan is to return or destroy a batch of a famous tea brand and ground chilli from Thailand because of insecticide residues look bad for Thailand, which promotes itself as the kitchen of the world.
Why futile wars on drugs persist
News, Editorial, Published on 31/05/2020
» This month, two international rights advocate groups highlighted "drug war" killings as a result of the brutal campaign initiated in 2016 by Rodrigo Duterte, the maverick president of the Philippines.
Censure fiasco a win for Prayut
News, Editorial, Published on 01/03/2020
» It comes as no surprise that the Prayut Chan-o-cha coalition government survived the no-confidence vote on Friday.
HIV test kits good step
News, Editorial, Published on 22/04/2019
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made the right call at the right time by allowing over-the-counter sales of HIV home test kits in the country.
Has drug reform gone to pot?
News, Editorial, Published on 07/04/2019
» Legal action against a prominent rice expert and biodiversity advocate for possessing marijuana plants and extracts raises questions as to whether the country is serious about drug reform. Or is it just hypocrisy?