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Local action 'key' to improving health
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 07/04/2026
» Rio de Janeiro: The World Health Organization (WHO) has underscored the critical role cities play in advancing global health, noting that more than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas -- a figure projected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050.
NHRC urges more talks on plans for historic Chiang Mai weirs
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/01/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned that plans to dismantle or modify three historic weirs in Chiang Mai could risk violating water and cultural rights, urging authorities to hold further public consultations before proceeding.
Overcoming that temptation to light up
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 20/11/2025
» A Malaysian survivor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has shared his experience of his decades-long struggle with smoking cigarettes and the health scare that finally convinced him to quit.
Lung diseases kill yet remain overlooked
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/11/2025
» A senior representative from the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all stakeholders -- governments, clinicians, journalists and advocates -- to confront chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), particularly Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), in the lead-up to World COPD Day on Wednesday.
Govt warns on co-pay scheme
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 23/10/2025
» The government has issued a stern warning to both consumers and merchants participating in the Khon La Khrueng Plus scheme, stressing that selling or misusing the benefit without genuine transactions constitutes a criminal offence.
Phu Makua troops are fed well: PM
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 30/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday dismissed reports which claimed that Thai soldiers stationed in Phu Makua amid the ongoing border tension with Cambodia have had to survive on meagre rations.
Accused Thai drug kingpin sought in Myanmar
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/06/2025
» Thai authorities will visit Myanmar to seek the cooperation of their counterparts in the arrest of an alleged Thai drug kingpin and the seizure of his 1 billion baht in assets.
‘Flexible’ options help reduce school dropout rate
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 15/04/2025
» Students will be offered flexible, tailor-made education options to encourage them to stay in school, says the Equitable Education Fund (EEF).
Thai ophthalmologist receives prestigious Henry Davison Award
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 28/10/2024
» The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has awarded its highest honour, the Henry Davison Award, to Uraiwan Tinnungwattana, an ophthalmologist with the Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS), for outstanding service in improving the lives of vulnerable people.
Signs of hope amid HIV ‘second wave’
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/08/2024
» The recent spike in HIV infections among groups of young people in the Asia Pacific region is a serious concern, and countries need to invest more in prevention and intervention, says Eamonn Murphy, the UNAIDS regional director for Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe Central Asia.