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Kids drawn to vaping despite proven health risks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/04/2024
» They can look harmlessly cute, coming in bright cartoon-like colours and with various tempting flavours.
Industry up in smoke?
News, Published on 28/05/2023
» The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by eight prospective parties on forming a coalition government could be bad news for advocates of the current freer cannabis policy.
Holding those behind the haze to account
News, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2021
» Chiang Mai spent several days this month as the most polluted city on the planet, with PM2.5 levels reaching 226 microgrammes per cubic meter (μg/m³) there. The predictability of the annual surge in pollution and the lack of effective preventative action have angered city residents and concerned civil society groups.
Incense burning falls under air pollution spotlight
News, Published on 02/02/2020
» The severity of the PM2.5 pollution crisis has finally forced the authorities to act tough.
Chinese overwhelm tourist infrastucture
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2017
» The kingdom of golden temples, white-sand beaches and smiling hosts is also a land of overcrowded airports, epic traffic jams and littered seashores.
Country prepares for new poppy war
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/03/2016
» Far from the bustle of booming Chiang Mai, pockets of poppies are still being cultivated in the remote hills of this northern province, defying years of intensive efforts to eradicate them. Periodically, drug enforcement officials backed by foreign powers sweep through the area, but never seem to win the battle.
Order in the house! Make mine a double
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2012
» Politicians and alcohol _ much like love and marriage _ go together like a horse and carriage. While the Democrats have been wagging their collective finger at Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung for appearing to have had one too many before a debate in parliament, many who aren't Thai or don't understand Thai politics, media or culture are simply bemused.