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Calls for booze-free Songkran
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 14/04/2017
» Songkran is a beautiful festival that requires safer and more acceptable forms of celebration, according to Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) chief executive officer Supreda Adulyanon.
Thailand shines a light on Africa
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/03/2017
» Relations between Thailand and Africa have entered a new phrase of "concrete development", says Krekpan Roekchamnong, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's South Asia, Middle East and Africa Affairs Department.
Krabi plant study ditched
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 28/02/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the halted environmental and health impact assessment processes for the Krabi coal-fired power plant project to be scrapped, said government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd.
Envoy sees more UK-Thai investment
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 20/01/2017
» The British ambassador is encouraging more British businessmen to invest in Thailand after Brexit, says the government.
Nutritional experts back infant formula for infants
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/12/2016
» Health practitioners have insisted that infant formula milk and breast milk substitutes can be given to children under three years of age without harming their development.
Breastfeeding rate forecast to rise
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 10/12/2016
» Passage of a proposed law that would ban "exaggerated" advertisements promoting milk formula could help increase the breastfeeding rate by at least 50% by 2025, the Ministry of Public Health has forecast.
Thai couch potatoes less active than Zimbabwe kids
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 20/11/2016
» Thai children are being urged to exercise more after nearly receiving a failing grade on an international active health assessment.
Volunteers show spirit, lend a hand
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 17/10/2016
» Volunteers from all walks of life flocked to Sanam Luang to serve food items and other necessities to the growing number of mourners who were standing in long queues to say farewell to their beloved His Majesty the King.
Asean pledges to boost data-sharing on Zika
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 20/09/2016
» Asean ministers vowed via a Monday teleconference to intensify information sharing and joint research on the mosquito-born Zika virus as its infection poses a threat to Southeast Asia's health system.
Thais addicted to sugary drinks, survey reveals
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 25/07/2016
» Many Thais are addicted to sugary drinks, raising concerns about health risks, according to the latest health study.