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Canned tuna firms 'fail' basic standards
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/09/2015
» Fourteen brands of canned tuna on the Thai market failed to meet basic standards in a recent questionnaire, Greenpeace says.
CIFS set to autopsy Phichit gold miner
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/09/2015
» The Central Institute of Forensics Science (CIFS) has agreed to conduct an autopsy on the body of a former employee of a gold mine in Phichit to determine the cause of death, relatives said.
Coal burns bright in southern minds
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/08/2015
» Somsak Pannak returns from an overnight fishing trip off Thepha district with buckets full of cuttlefish and other edible marine life. He will earn enough from selling the catch to feed his family for a couple of days.
PM orders health chief reinstated
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/08/2015
» Public health permanent secretary Narong Sahametapat has been reinstated after a five-month hiatus following his prolonged conflict with an agency over its management of the universal healthcare budget.
Mae Wong dam plan in limbo
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/07/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has downplayed a proposal for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chan to invoke his special powers under Section 44 of the interim charter to speed up construction of the Mae Wong dam in Nakhon Sawan.
Govt looks to cut down on greenhouse gases
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/07/2015
» Thailand plans to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions 7-20% by 2020 during the 2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year, a senior government official says.
Activist calls for halt to destructive fishing
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/07/2015
» Tackling destructive fishing practices could increase fish stocks in Thai waters by 20 million tonnes in the next year, a Thai Sea Watch Association spokesman says.
NHSO cleared in healthcare budget probe
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/06/2015
» Poor accounting procedures at state hospitals are to blame for their financial problems, an investigation has found.
Panel urges end to health disparities
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/06/2015
» Health benefit inequities for people covered by the state's healthcare schemes can be eliminated with a central panel keeping an eye on all three schemes, a forum was told yesterday.
Anti-coal activists plan rally in Krabi
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/06/2015
» Opponents of a coal-fired power plant in Krabi will stage a rally this Saturday, calling on the government to scrap what they say will be a "disastrous" project.