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WORLD

Brazil leads on school meals, curbs processed foods

News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 07/04/2026

» Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's national school meal programme is being hailed as a global model for ensuring children's right to healthy food, even as the country battles industry resistance to broader regulations on ultra-processed products.

THAILAND

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.

THAILAND

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.

THAILAND

People's Party takes aim at abandoned '100-Year Stadium' project

News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 10/11/2025

» People's Party (PP) MP for Bangkok Rukchanok Srinork has renewed scrutiny over the long-delayed Narathiwat Provincial Sports Stadium, which has stood unfinished for 13 years and earned the local nickname the "100-Year Stadium" -- a jab suggesting it may never be completed.

THAILAND

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.

THAILAND

Calls for a new PM grow

News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 30/06/2025

» Anti-government demonstrators have vowed to ramp up their calls demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, while denying accusations from the Pheu Thai Party and the People's Party that they are calling for a military coup.

BUSINESS

PM stokes hopes on economy

Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/03/2025

» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed confidence Thailand's economy, despite last year's 2.5% growth, can still grow exponentially with more than 1.13 trillion baht having already been invested by foreign companies in Thailand, the highest level in the past decade, and more to come.

THAILAND

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.

THAILAND

Media forum agrees to support climate awareness

Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 25/05/2024

» DILI, Timor-Leste - The National Press Council of Thailand (NPCT) has urged the media in Southeast Asia to help promote environmental awareness among the public, so that more people realise the need to stop harming the environment and start repairing the damage.

THAILAND

Curbing urban hazards

News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 17/03/2024

» Cape Town: The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Foundation (TWCIF) are promoting walking and cycling as an alternative to using cars on six roads in the Bamrung Muang area of Phra Nakhon district.