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Sophon targets vapes and narcotics to protect youth
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Sophon Zarum, as the newly appointed chairman of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), has pledged swift and decisive action to combat the rising use of e-cigarettes and narcotics among Thai youth despite the government's short tenure.
Bangkok steps up push to curb smoking
News, Published on 10/10/2025
» Bangkok is stepping up the enforcement of its public smoking ban to better protect residents and tourists from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
The toothpaste which created TV history
Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/09/2025
» Last week marked the 70th anniversary of television advertisements in Britain. For years the BBC had been the only TV network in Britain and no ads were allowed. But in the mid-1950s along came Independent Television (ITV) which was launched to create competition, the big difference being that it was permitted to finance itself by showing advertisements.
Tourism council lists urgent issues
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/09/2025
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) has urged the new cabinet to place cannabis smokers in specific zones, while working to prevent foreigners from stealing local jobs in tourism and encouraging hotels to register.
A simple blood test that could save your life
Published on 27/08/2025
» At first glance, it looks like any other blood test: a vial drawn from your arm, sealed, labelled, sent off to a lab. But what it can reveal could be life-changing.
WHO supports Thailand’s e-cigarette crackdown
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/08/2025
» The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed support for Thailand’s continued ban on the import and sale of e-cigarettes, while the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has pledged a “denormalisation effort” to reduce the prevalence of vaping among young people.
Booze not a narcotic
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/07/2025
» Re: "Do the same with booze", (PostBag, June 29).
Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» PARIS - France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation.
Thai cannabis stores fear for their future
Published on 25/06/2025
» Tourism operators expect many cannabis stores across Thailand to be shuttered, especially in urban areas, leaving only those that supply the herb for medical purposes, as the government moves to recriminalise the plant.