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Facial scan to prevent health fund fraud
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/01/2026
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will roll out facial scan verification on Monday as part of an upgrade to the Universal Health Coverage scheme, with the goal of preventing fraud.
Uni condom project gains momentum
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/07/2025
» In the quiet corners of Kasetsart University's Bang Khen campus -- inside male toilets, the canteen's restroom, and student activity buildings -- an unusual yet increasingly essential amenity has quietly appeared: boxes filled with condoms.
Unsafe PM2.5 dust levels in 23 provinces
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2023
» PM2.5 dust levels over the safe limit of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3) were reported from areas in 23 provinces across the country on Tuesday morning, the Pollution Control Department said.
Harmful PM2.5 levels in 15 Bangkok districts
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2023
» Fifteen districts of Bangkok were found with harmful levels of PM2.5 dust, above the government's safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), on Monday morning, the Pollution Control Department reported.
Daily cases may hit 100k by Songkran
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/03/2022
» Covid-19 daily caseloads could top 100,000 by the Songkran festival in the middle of next month in the worst-case scenario, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Fine dust blankets Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2022
» Much of Bangkok and nearby provinces were blanketed in smog on Tuesday morning, with PM2.5 dust exceeding safe levels in 41 areas, the Pollutionn Control Department (PCD) reported.
Good air quality forecast over the New Year
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/12/2021
» Overall air quality throughout the country is expected to be good for the New Year period, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation.
AstraZeneca delivery 'on track': Anutin
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2021
» The country is on track to receive six million AstraZeneca vaccine doses this month, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.
Inoculation drive to focus on Bangkok
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/05/2021
» Health officials are aiming to prioritise distributing Covid-19 vaccine doses in Bangkok during the national drive next month to inoculate at least 70% of residents by July, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Vaccine app seizes up on its first day
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/05/2021
» A huge number of people on Saturday flocked to register for a Covid-19 jab via the "Mor Prom" platform on the first day of bookings, causing the system to crash briefly due to overwhelming demand.