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'Flashing lashes' still for sale
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/08/2017
» Officials have decided battery-operated LED eyelashes can still be sold in Thailand despite growing health concerns.
Asia largely survives global cyber attack, but "threat not over" (Updated Sunday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2017
» A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, but Asian countries report relatively little damage. Researchers warn the threat is not over.
Big push for high referendum turnout
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/08/2016
» More than 700,000 people have been deployed to explain the draft charter to locals throughout the country. The government expects a high turnout and has targeted a 70% "yes" vote in Sunday's referendum.
Flu is here, but "don't panic"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/03/2015
» Reports of flu cases spreading to health staff at Siriraj Hospital is not a reason to panic, Dr Prasit Watanapa, the dean of the Faculty of Medicine, says. Thus far, the flu situation in Thailand has been rather mild, the DDC says.
Eggs are not a health risk, experts say
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/02/2015
» US government food experts now tell us to forget those cholesterol warnings we have heard for decades. You can eat eggs, lots of them. It's saturated fat you need to worry about.
The downside of fish spas
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/12/2014
» It's a holiday today, so we are recycling one of our most popular stories ever. Having little fish clean off the dead skin of your feet can be a relaxing experience, but there may be a risk of serious infection
Valentine love warnings for teens
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/02/2014
» Valentine's Day does not give teens a license to have sex, a message being pushed by both religious leaders and social activists as Feb 14 falls on Macha Bucha day this year.
Bandwagon rolls, Phue Thai retreats
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/11/2013
» (Breaking) The Phue Thai party has just announced that if the Senate rejects the amnesty bill, it will not resubmit it to parliament after six month and it is withdrawing all other amnesty-related bills from consideration.
New cigarette warning labels on hold
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/08/2013
» The Central Administrative Court has ordered the Public Health Ministry to suspend the enforcement of a new cigarette health warning.
Scaring smokers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/07/2013
» Will bigger, more frightening, warning labels on cigarette packages reduce the number of smokers in the country? Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.