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Health care on life support
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/11/2017
» Thailand's universal healthcare coverage (UHC) scheme is confronting its most critical time since its introduction in 2002. For over a decade, the scheme has been praised all over the world for its achievement in providing healthcare access to over 48 million out of 66 million people, filling the gap left by the social security scheme and civil service welfare.
Mind your language
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/03/2017
» An ensemble of traditional musicians begins to play. The treble sound of the oboe gets louder. Drum rolls accompany a steady rhythm of cymbals. A male singer croons in an unfamiliar dialect, "Oh, Ga Nobe Ting Tong ..."
Damned if you do,damned if you don't
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/05/2016
» In the late 1980s, Chatichai Choonhavan's government promised an ambitious water diversion project to provide a constant supply of water to the dry Northeast.
Suspected Rayong Mers victim tests negative
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/07/2015
» An initial lab test has found a Thai man suspected of contracting the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) in Rayong to be negative, says Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin.
Potash mine OK revives old fears
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/03/2015
» The relocation of the salt production industry from coastal provinces along the Gulf of Thailand to the Northeast in the 1970s caused the collapse of Maha Sarakham communities along the Siao River, a tributary of the Mun River.
Surin Hospital picked as pilot for cross-border health push
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/09/2013
» SURIN : The Public Health Ministry is aiming to boost healthcare cooperation with Cambodia to improve services for border communities.