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High hopes for cancer control
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/04/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health is moving to draft Thailand's first Cancer Control Act, raising hopes for improved access to treatment, stronger prevention and greater equity in medical resources as the country faces a growing cancer burden and mounting healthcare costs.
Alcohol vending-machine crackdown urged
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/11/2025
» The Stop Drink Network Thailand (SDN) has called on the Ministry of Public Health to take immediate legal action against alcohol vending machines operating without permits, warning that the absence of clear regulations poses a major public health risk.
PM2.5 dust crisis drains city economy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/12/2024
» Bangkok faces annual economic losses of over 400 billion baht caused by air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns or PM2.5, a recent seminar was told.
Forest rangers get submachine guns
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2024
» The Royal Forest Department has bought locally-made weapons from the Ministry of Defence, saying it was the first time the department has obtained modern submachine guns for the protection of over 32 million rai of the country's forest zone.
Young job seekers need to prepare for future jobs
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/05/2023
» A recently released World Economic Forum (WEF) report, in collaboration with Chulalongkorn Business School, highlighting the impending disappearance of traditional clerical positions due to technological disruptions highlights the need to train specialised individuals to drive future business growth.
Latest Covid test machines for hospital
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2021
» Ramathibodi Hospital has been equipped with the country's first-ever antigen test machines which have been tested for their accuracy.
Latest Covid test machines for Ramathibodi hospital
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/10/2021
» Bangkok's Ramathibodi Hospital has been equipped with the country’s first-ever antigen test machines which have been tested for their accuracy.
Complications kill interpreter
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2020
» An interpreter at a Thai labour office in Saudi Arabia, who contracted Covid-19 before returning to the kingdom after being declared free of the virus, died of pneumonia, kidney failure and acidosis yesterday.
Nectec says digitise production or be left behind
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/07/2020
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) is encouraging local manufacturing companies to improve their information technology expertise and digitise production lines to be able to collaborate with bigger ones and avoid being left behind.
Bang Saen beach set for big clean up
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/06/2020
» Bang Saen beach will soon become litter free, by using waste management technology, according to Narongchai Khunplome, mayor of Saen Suk municipality.