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Wage hikes make little impact: expert
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/09/2022
» Minimum wage rises have failed to keep up with GDP growth with workers on the lowest rung in society receiving only a 15-baht hike in the daily wage in the last 10 years, according to a Thammasat University economist.
Project boosts rice farmers' skill, income
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2022
» About 19,000 jasmine rice farmers in the Northeast have 20% higher incomes after joining the five-year Market-Oriented Smallholders Value Chain (MSVC) Thailand project supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and its partners.
Forum takes aim at future pandemics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/08/2022
» To ensure public access to quality medical treatment, members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) have agreed to boost global economic security by balancing health issues with economic development, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Health ministry defends new Covid 5+5 policy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/08/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health on Monday defended a reduction of quarantine days from seven to five for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients, saying it was based on academic data and reviewed by relevant parties.
Fruit farms to get 'monkey free' proof
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/08/2022
» A new initiative called GAP Monkey Free Plus is expected to be introduced to domestic coconut farms to quell fears among global trading partners by reassuring them that no primates are used to harvest fruit, the, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Anutin open to more relaxed laws on pot
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday said that further liberalisation of cannabis for recreational use is possible in the future if the public accepted it.
Anutin banks on 'Thai Power' model to win over voters
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/08/2022
» KRABI: The Bhumjaithai Party on Saturday launched its pre-election campaign with an economic model it has labelled "Thai Power" in the hope of boosting its vote in a national poll expected to take place next year.
New patient database will link agencies
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/08/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health plans to set up a National Digital Health Agency to improve public health services. The project was proposed by a committee on health reform set up in 2017.
'No let-up' after Covid is downgraded: DDC
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2022
» Monitoring of coronavirus mutations will remain unchanged when the disease is downgraded to "communicable under surveillance" status from Oct 1, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Tuesday.
Monkeypox immunity tests to begin
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/08/2022
» The Department of Medical Science is seeking volunteers who received the smallpox vaccine when it was still being widely administered prior to 1980 to test whether they have been left with any residual immunity against monkeypox having successfully cultivated test strains of the new virus in their laboratories.