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Singapore plans stiffer penalties, jail time for vaping offences
Published on 18/08/2025
» Singapore will introduce stiffer penalties for vaping offences, including possible jail time for “severe” violations, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Sunday.
B22m win in toxic waste case
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2025
» Villagers in Ratchaburi province will receive 22 million baht in compensation for health and environmental damage caused by the Wax Garbage Recycle Centre Company, marking Thailand's first environmental class action securing payment from a corporate wrongdoer.
Sustaining healthcare in volatile times
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 18/08/2025
» Health care is pivotal for human well-being. Yet in today's precarious world, it is pressured by diminishing resources, demographic variables, warfare and violence, and environmental degradation. Sustaining health care thus requires insightful planning and implementation, no less for Thailand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) regions.
Silk-screen nets to filter contaminants in Kok River
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/08/2025
» The Department of Water Resources plans to install silk-screen nets along the Kok River to filter heavy-metal-contaminated sediment from upstream rare-earth mining activities in Myanmar.
Korat drug crackdown nets 18 state employees
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/08/2025
» NAKKHON RATCHASIMA – Eighteen government employees were among hundreds of people found linked to drug-related crime during an anti-drug operation across this northeastern province.
Government to speed up aid for civilians
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/08/2025
» The government will expedite efforts to provide financial aid to citizens affected by the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, with the move expected to be discussed at the next cabinet meeting next week, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said.
Conscious living takes centre stage at Koh Samui festival
Life, Published on 11/08/2025
» The "Tembo Art & Style" festival will return to the shores of Koh Samui for a three-day celebration of creativity and conscious living, from Friday to Sunday.
Revenue up for recently relisted THAI
Post Reporters, Published on 09/08/2025
» Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) reported a 1.9% increase in total revenue to 44.8 billion baht in the second quarter of this year, compared with 44.0 billion baht in the same period last year.
Japan rally paces region as trade worries ease
Business, Published on 09/08/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian stock markets gained on Friday, led by a rally in Japanese shares amid signs of easing trade tensions with the US, and optimism that Tokyo will be able to negotiate lower automobile tariff rates with Washington.
Thai authorities gear up to help evacuees return home
Published on 08/08/2025
» Thai authorities are preparing to help thousands of evacuees return home in the coming days as tensions along the border with Cambodia ease.