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Rama VI Road declared smoke-free
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/02/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has declared Rama VI Road a smoke-free area as part of its push to promote a "Healthy City" environment.
Vapes laced with anaesthetic on the rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/11/2025
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has warned the public that e-cigarettes are being increasingly laced with etomidate, a dangerous anaesthetic, posing severe health risks, particularly to the brain and respiratory system.
6-year-olds now vaping, survey finds
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/09/2025
» A recent nationwide survey by the Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) exposed alarming trends in e-cigarette use among children and youth, with the youngest new user reported as being just six years old.
Thailand cracks down on anaesthetic used in ‘zombie pods’
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/07/2025
» Thai authorities are tightening restrictions on etomidate, an intravenous anaesthetic, in order to curb its use in potentially deadly vape products known as “zombie pods”.
Police seize orangutans, exotic animals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2025
» Three orangutans were seized in Chumphon's Muang district on Wednesday while being delivered to Bangkok.
Baby gorilla probe reveals smugglers at Chatuchak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/12/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has unearthed details of the gorilla baby smuggling network based at Chatuchak Market, says DNP director-general Atthapol Charoenchansa.
Over 94,000 illegal Chinese products seized in Bangkok
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/11/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration has seized more than 94,000 illegal Chinese products from dozens of shops in Bangkok over the past three months.
Contraband seized from stores in Samut Sakhon
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2024
» SAMUT SAKHON - Officials raided two shops in Muang district and seized more than 16,000 smuggled, unregistered Myanmar-made products, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
Chinese minimarts raided for contraband goods
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/10/2024
» Health and anti-money laundering officials, accompanied by local police, raided 10 Chinese-owned minimarts in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district after local businesses accused authorities of being slow in acting against contraband foreign goods flooding into the country.
Secondhand smoke 'kills 9,400 per year'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/08/2024
» More than 9,000 people die as a result of secondhand smoke in Thailand each year, a rate higher than that of the United States, says a recent report.