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Dr Boon admits Pfizer deal unlikely
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/08/2021
» Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) chairman, Boon Vanasin, yesterday admitted his attempt to strike a deal to secure 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech is likely to fall through.
Huawei doubles down on commitment to kingdom
Business, Published on 02/04/2021
» Huawei has emphasised Thailand as a strategic market and committed to continue its contributions to the country's digital development.
Why Prayut’s key advisers are living in fear
Business, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/08/2020
» Professor Dr Prasit Watanapa is intimately involved in the government’s efforts to tackle the Covid-19 crisis.
Viral innovations
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 08/05/2020
» This pandemic has revealed a lot of things. For starters, booze is apparently a necessity and we were this close to rioting on the streets when it seemed like the ban wasn't about to be lifted. People who didn't give a crap about others were exposed but thankfully that was overshadowed by news of people helping out and being kind, decent human beings. We've realised just how much we rely on those who deliver our food, how much we miss travelling and whether we like to admit it or not, we actually miss going to work. To top this, the ingenuity of people has also been revealed and a bunch of new innovations have been created to help out as we try and recover from this life-altering state. This week, we've got innovations from Thailand that have sprung up in response to Corona time.
Seeking certainty
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/03/2020
» Questions and confusion are spreading now that the novel coronavirus 2019 has wreaked havoc in at least 70 countries. The virus has so far infected over 90,000 people and taken more than 3,100 lives across the globe, according to figures from the Department of Disease Control under the Ministry of Public Health.
On the run with Toon again
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 31/08/2018
» On Dec 25 last year, the entire nation cheered on Artiwara "Toon" Kongmalai as he crossed the finish line in Mae Sai, the northernmost district of the country. It was the completion of his much-celebrated, and much-debated, 55-day charity run to raise funds for 11 public hospitals. The "Kao Kon La Kao" project covered a distance of 2,215km, starting from the country's southern tip in Betong, Yala, and arriving up north in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai. Over 1 billion baht was raised from the run.
A year of tears
Life, Published on 13/10/2017
» One year ago today, Thailand lost a great king, the moral and spiritual centre of the entire nation. Upon hearing the news, people sobbed on the bus, wept on the train, cried in the office. It's one of those rare moments in life that affected all of us in such a way that we remember exactly where we were and how we felt when the reality of what happened set in. One year on, we ask dozens of people from all walks of life about how they remember that fateful day.
Understanding a country's grief
Life, Published on 19/10/2016
» Since the death of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej last Thursday, a shockwave of emotional distress has been felt across Thailand. As the country observes a period of mourning, emotions continue to resonate.
Brush with deathbrings out the bestin our children
Spectrum, Published on 31/07/2016
» The bloom was off our Rose -- but for only a few minutes. She didn't die. It happened this past June 19, a Sunday. A sudden-death horror story. Almost. It began and ended in five minutes. Literally. Five minutes. But she lived.
Operating within the lawsuits
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/05/2016
» The Thai Medical Council had a peculiar message for medical graduates on their orientation day earlier this month.