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Tourists return as Phu Kradueng mountain reopens
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2024
» About 400 people were in the first group to climb Phu Kradueng on Monday morning after the popular national park reopened two weeks after a visitor walking a trail was killed by a wild elephant.
Northern Thailand's Phu Kradueng park reopens after tourist death
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/12/2024
» Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei will reopen on Monday after being closed since Dec 12 following the tragic death of a female tourist who was attacked by a wild elephant.
NHSO asked to deal with overwhelming cancer patient surge
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/12/2024
» Srinagarind Hospital has urged the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to take steps to deal with the influx of cancer patients as it has witnessed an 830% surge in treatment seekers under the Cancer Treatment Anywhere (CA) programme.
Alarm over end of Thailand's free medicines policy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2024
» A civil society group is unhappy with the Medical Council of Thailand's legal action against the National Health Security Office (NHSO)'s policy over free medicine for 16 ailments under the universal healthcare scheme.
Thailand to return rare animals to Madagascar
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/11/2024
» Thailand will return over 900 lemurs and rare turtles seized from the illegal wildlife trade to Madagascar this month, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
National policy committee meets to discuss dead dugong
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/11/2024
» The National Policy and Planning Committee on Marine and Coastal Resources Management met on Monday to discuss the dugong crisis after an alarming increase in the dugong death rate over the past month.
Thai parks dept submits controversial forest bills to cabinet
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/11/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will submit two draft laws to the cabinet next week, despite opposition from the People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move), which fears local communities could lose rights to their ancestral lands.
Mekong hydropower projects worry NHRC
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/10/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says transboundary hydropower dam projects along the Mekong River pose a risk to Thailand's environment, economy and community safety.
Thailand's forest dept doubles its take from visits
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/10/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP)'s income has increased by almost 50% to 2.2 billion baht in the fiscal year 2024.
Hospitals opt out of health security budget talks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/09/2024
» An association of state-run hospitals nationwide said it boycotted a meeting on Monday called by the National Health Security Office (NHSO) because the office has ignored its opinions on a budget allocation plan for the hospitals for the coming 2025 fiscal year, starting Oct 1.