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Rare earth pact with US draws rally
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/10/2025
» A coalition of civil society groups gathered outside the US embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to protest against a controversial memorandum of understanding (MoU) on rare earth supply chain cooperation, calling it a threat to Thailand's sovereignty and environment.
Centre touts kidney disease detector
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/06/2025
» KHON KAEN: The National Nanotechnology Centre (Nanotec) has launched an innovative, ready-to-use rapid test kit for kidney function in a bid to enhance the public healthcare system through early disease detection.
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.
Hospitals told to brace for spike in respiratory problems
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/12/2023
» Public hospitals across the country have been told to ensure they are able to handle a forecast spike in respiratory problems, as the concentration of airborne pollutants is expected to rise in the next few weeks.
PM2.5 woe for asthma sufferers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2023
» PM2.5 dust pollution can worsen the severity of symptoms suffered by people with asthma, doctors have warned.
All choked up on bad air
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/02/2023
» A white mask looked dusty and had turned grey as if it had been left in a dustbin when in fact it had been worn for just one day by a resident in Lampang.
Weed bud a 'controlled herb' now
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has changed course and will now regulate the use and distribution of cannabis buds and not allow the sale of the buds to people aged under 20 years old.
Bhumjaithai's cannabis legalisation policy has backfired
Oped, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/07/2022
» Cannabis legalisation -- a policy platform of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP) -- was groundbreaking in many ways. The BJP should be proud of fulfilling its electoral promise to voters regarding the legalisation.
'Dust dome' to blame for city's haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2021
» The drop in air quality across Bangkok over the past week is caused by an urban "dust dome" over the city, which formed as low atmospheric pressure and high-rise buildings trapped dust and other pollutants from the burning of agricultural waste, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
Cooler air blamed for PM2.5 rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/09/2019
» A cloud of ultra-fine dust particles known as PM2.5 has returned to Bangkok due to cooler temperatures, with air quality indicators across the capital registering unhealthy levels of the harmful micro pollutant.