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Kratom sales set to be banned close to schools
News, Published on 12/09/2025
» The ministries of justice and public health have jointly issued a regulation prohibiting the sale of kratom leaves and boiled kratom juice within 1,000 metres of schools in order to protect children, youth, and other vulnerable groups.
Taliban asked to lift female aid worker restrictions
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2025
» ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access care after a powerful earthquake killed 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan.
Bitter border memories
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 08/09/2025
» Along the north-eastern border, memories of war linger as sharply as if they happened yesterday.
Woman demands answers after baby's stillbirth during delivery
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 04/09/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A 38-year-old woman has called on a hospital to take responsibility after her first child was stillborn, despite being healthy in all previous check-ups.
Royal pardons free lese majeste convicts, protesters
News, Published on 29/08/2025
» Several prisoners jailed for violating the lese majeste law and other legal codes related to street protests were released on Wednesday after receiving royal pardons earlier this year, according to a source at the Corrections Department.
Hong Kong denies visa renewal for another journalist
Published on 23/08/2025
» HONG KONG - A journalist for Bloomberg News has been denied a visa to continue living and working in Hong Kong, effectively expelling her from the semiautonomous Asian financial centre in another potential blow to media freedom in the territory.
Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2025
» GAZA CITY/GENEVA/CAIRO — The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing greater numbers of children into starvation, according to aid agencies, malnutrition experts and the United Nations (UN).
Why aid workers need protection
Oped, Published on 20/08/2025
» From flood-hit villages in Nepal to conflict-affected areas in Myanmar, midwives, doctors and community responders save lives. These humanitarians are the first to arrive and the last to leave when a crisis strikes. They work in conflict zones, climate disaster areas and displacement camps, often with scarce resources and under constant threat of violence.
Reclaiming motherhood
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/08/2025
» A woman slowly grows into a mother over time. It is a full-time job that never ends until the lights go out. After nine months of pregnancy, she nurtures her child for years until adulthood. Her reward? It is said that the child is the apple of her eye. It is expected for a woman to sacrifice her body, career and everything for this role.
Deflation risk remains muted
Business, Published on 18/08/2025
» Thai inflation decelerated by 0.7% year-on-year in July, marking a 17-month low, driven by falling prices of agricultural products and energy.