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Thailand tops list in drowning
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/08/2019
» Thailand is still "number one" for deaths by drowning in Asean among children and its rate is twice as high as the world's average, said the World Health Organisation (WHO), which added local organisations should help to stop the fatalities.
Medicine dept taps 10 tonnes of pot
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2019
» Three organisations have agreed to provide around 10 tonnes of cannabis to the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine to produce traditional medicines.
Greener rice
Asia focus, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2019
» Drive northwest of Siem Reap for about 90 minutes and you will arrive at a large grassland conservation site in Kampong Thom province that is a paradise for bird lovers, who can see as many as 100 bird species there. Villages near the Northern Tonle Sap Protected Landscape benefit from birdwatching tourism organised by non-governmental organisations, which share some of their income with the communities to be used for conservation.
Regional startups urged to collaborate, build networks
Business, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/11/2017
» Taipei: Taiwan has many active young entrepreneurs creating businesses suited for the global digital economy, in which technology facilitates modern lifestyles.
Asean unites on illegal wildlife trade
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2017
» Authorities from 10 Asean members and China have pledged to join forces to combat the illegal wildlife trade.
Ministry plans road map for marine waste control
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2017
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment says it will come up with a road map for marine debris management to deal with an estimated one million tonnes of garbage going into the sea every year.
Challenge of non-communicable disease growing
Asia focus, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/09/2016
» The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for all governments to take strong, ambitious actions to curb premature death caused by non-communicable diseases (NCD) that are the biggest public-health challenge of the century.
Take lead in saving Mekong, govt told
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/03/2014
» The government should take a lead role in protecting the Mekong River during the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vietnam next week by calling for the suspension of two hydropower dam projects on the river, activists say.