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Poor dietary choices burden Thai healthcare, cut economic growth
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/05/2025
» The Department of Health Promotion (DHPS) has raised concerns over the nation’s dietary habits, highlighting the risk of Thais picking up non-communicable diseases (NCDs) due to excessive consumption of sweet, salty, and fatty foods.
One pill limit or face meth dealing charge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/01/2023
» A ministerial regulation is being amended so that anyone with more than one methamphetamine pill in possession, instead of 15, will be regarded as having the pills with intent to sell, not for personal use as at present.
Kids urged to curb sugar intake
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/10/2022
» The Department of Health has warned people, especially children, to reduce their intake of sugary drinks after learning that a quarter of youths aged six to 24 years consume them regularly.
CCSA airs 7-day lockdown plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2021
» The pros and cons of a proposal that Bangkok be locked down for seven days to contain the soaring number of Covid-19 infections have to be weighed carefully, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) says.
Big day at clinic a concern for all
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/06/2021
» All vaccines available in Thailand now are of sufficient quality and being administered efficiently in the fight against Sars-CoV-2 virus transmission says a virus expert from Bumrungrad International Hospital.
Lockdown 'not needed' in capital
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/05/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health says a lockdown in the capital is not on its agenda right now because its daily Covid-19 infections are controllable.
Field hospitals in Samut Sakhon to be closed
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/03/2021
» Seven field hospitals in Samut Sakhon will probably be closed now that Covid-19 infections in the province have dropped to 30-50 cases a day, health permanent secretary for Public Health Kiattiphum Wongrajit said on Thursday.
Most Thais support anti-virus measures
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/07/2020
» A poll conducted by the Ministry of Public Health shows more than half of Thais are confident in the government's measures to deal with a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, yet are worried about the public letting its guard down.
Study finds unsafe levels of sugar in bubble tea
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/07/2019
» Nearly all bubble tea concoctions sold in markets across the country exceed the recommended upper limit of the daily sugar intake recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Foundation for Consumers warned on Thursday.