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Deadly landslides, floods in storm-hit North
Online Reporters, Published on 11/09/2024
» Persistent rain has caused rivers to overflow, flooding and landslides in the upper North, with six people confirmed killed and four injured.
Urban planning for an ageing society
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/08/2024
» While smart cities are seen as providing some of the solutions to the problems thrown up by an ageing society in Thailand, the needs of the elderly should in fact be put at the heart of smart city construction, according to academics from Chulalongkorn University.
No need for Covid boosters
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2024
» Most people do not need to get a booster against the latest strain of Covid-19, except for vulnerable groups and the unvaccinated, as the symptoms are relatively mild and the vaccine must be paid for, according to virologist Yong Poovorawan.
5m seniors must work to live
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/04/2024
» More than 5 million senior citizens still need to work to earn a living and most of them do not have formal education, says the National Statistical Office (NSO).
Border security stepped up as Myanmar fighting rages
Published on 20/04/2024
» The Thai military and authorities are intensifying efforts to protect civilians along the Thai-Myanmar border, aiming to help Myanmar nationals seeking humanitarian aid while also preventing the spillover of violence into Thailand.
Chula Hospital trials kidney screening test
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2024
» A research team from Chulalongkorn Hospital has finished trials of a new microalbuminuria test, which will be deployed as the country's first rapid kidney disease test kit.
Cholnan eyes Nan as ‘health city’
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/03/2024
» Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew plans to promote his home province of Nan as a health city prototype, emphasising universal design for accessibility, particularly for the elderly and those with disabilities.
Emergency centre gets 2,195 violence complaints since Nov 1
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/11/2023
» Bangkok has the highest number of complaints regarding violence against children and women, says the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.
Unhealthy air levels in Bangkok, provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 19/10/2023
» Levels of ultra-fine dust, known as PM2.5, have been either moderate or unhealthy in recent days in some areas of Bangkok and several other provinces, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Family mourns death of son at hands of Hamas terrorists
Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 16/10/2023
» The elderly father of a Thai worker in Israel was left devastated by the news his son was among those murdered by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.