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Pollution cuts life expectancy by two years
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/06/2022
» Air pollution shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday.
Stricter traffic rules expected in July
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/01/2022
» Increased fines for traffic offences are expected to come into force in July, says the House committee on transport.
Motorists slam police road safety crackdown
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/08/2018
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is upgrading laws to boost road safety by stepping up fines and imposing lengthy jail terms for driving licence-related offences.
Thai children getting fatter, survey finds
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2017
» Weight issues and obesity are two of the biggest health problems facing Thai children, according to a recent survey.
Remember Mong? He's still not Thai
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/09/2017
» Despite national fame and big promises after becoming a paper airplane champion, Mong Thongdee, now 20, remains stateless.
PhD program boom: 53% below standard
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/04/2017
» 25,000 PhD students in 1,000 programmes, up from 1,380 students in 2008, has led to decline in quality, putting profit before quality.
Thailand third most unequal country in world
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/11/2016
» Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report 2016 identifies the most unequal countries in the world with Russia #1, India #2 & Thailand #3.
Study puts Zika birth defect risk at 1%
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/03/2016
» A woman infected by the Zika virus during the first three months of pregnancy faces a one-in-100 chance her child will suffer severe brain damage, according to a study released Wednesday.
Extreme weather: The record El Nino
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/12/2015
» Flooding in Britain, drought in Thailand, fires in Australia, tornadoes in Texas – all are being blamed on a record-breaking El Nino with some help from climate change.
First dengue vaccine as dengue spreads globally
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/12/2015
» World's first-ever dengue vaccine now approved in two countries (Philippines, Mexico). Millions of deaths could be prevented with dengue the world's fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease.