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'Mass grave': Medics appeal for aid at last working hospital in Syria's Sweida
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» SWEIDA (SYRIA) - In the last barely-functional hospital in Sweida, bodies are overflowing from the morgue, staff said, amid violence that has wracked the Druze-majority southern Syrian city for nearly a week.
Heaviest rain in 120 years hits South Korean region
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» SEOSAN CITY, South Korea - At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 evacuated on Thursday after South Korea was hit by torrential rains, officials said, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began.
Rethinking what it means to be human
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 05/07/2025
» In the decades ahead, Thailand will not collapse in a blaze of war, disease, or climate catastrophe. Rather, it will quietly wither from within. The twin forces of demographic decline and digital automation are converging with astonishing speed, and yet our political and moral imaginations remain unprepared.
‘Companions’ ease pain of China’s busy, bewildering hospitals
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» BEIJING - At a bustling Beijing hospital, Tian Yigui hands over some of his elderly wife’s paperwork to Meng Jia, a “patient companion” hired to help navigate China’s stretched and bureaucratic healthcare system.
Israel deports Greta Thunberg after seizing aid boat
Published on 10/06/2025
» TEL AVIV - High-profile campaigner Greta Thunberg left Israel on a flight to Sweden via France on Tuesday, after she was detained along with other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat.
Covid spike 'a cause for concern', says Chula professor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/06/2025
» Covid-19 was the most commonly reported illness among the diseases under official monitoring, with 111,472 cases and 31 deaths confirmed throughout last week, according to an expert at Chulalongkorn University.
Polish vote framed as ‘clash of civilisations’
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» WARSAW - Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian held their last day of campaigning on Friday for Poland’s presidency, with opinion polls predicting a close race in Sunday’s vote, which will determine the direction of the key central European EU and NATO member.
Bumrungrad’s AAA Center Named Asia’s No.1 Joint Surgery Hub
Published on 29/05/2025
» According to the World Health Organization, back in 2019, about 528 million people worldwide had osteoarthritis — with about 73% being over 55 years of age and 60% being women. In Thailand, over 6 million people suffer from osteoarthritis. Research shows that 70% of knee pain cases do not receive proper treatment, potentially leading to more serious issues over the long run.
From global strategy to local action: How to make sustainability work for everyone
Khanaphot Saengchai, Published on 27/05/2025
» In the sixth episode of Bangkok Post’s Mind the Gap podcast, the conversation centres on a vital question: How do we make sustainability truly inclusive—from top-level strategy to everyday action?
XEC variant of Covid-19 'spreading 7 times faster than the flu'
Published on 21/05/2025
» The Public Health Ministry is closely watching the XEC variant of Covid-19, which is spreading seven times faster than regular flu.