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Launch of Thai-made satellite goes awry
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/01/2026
» The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed an anomaly during the launch sequence of a rocket carrying Thailand’s high-resolution Earth observation satellite THEOS-2A, resulted in the spacecraft not reaching its intended orbit.
Dept quick to dispel vaccine naysayers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/09/2025
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has reaffirmed the safety and effectiveness of all vaccines used in Thailand, dismissing claims online that vaccines are unnecessary or harmful.
Group seeks axing of new rules 'favouring big players'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/07/2025
» A pro-cannabis group has called on the Ministry of Public Health to immediately scrap a new ministerial regulation aimed at restricting cannabis use to medical purposes, warning it will lead to the monopolisation of the industry by large-scale investors and harm small operators.
Govt urged to reform toxic waste management laws
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/01/2025
» Activists have urged the government to amend relevant laws to address ineffective hazardous waste management practices, which have increased since an uptick in foreign investment.
AI to help raise access to quality education
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/11/2024
» BURI RAM - The Ministry of Education is calling on schools nationwide to improve the quality of their teaching to align with the latest technology including artificial intelligence, according to Deputy Education Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul.
New mobile schools for vulnerable children
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/07/2024
» The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) aims to help 1.02 million school dropouts access education through the “Mobile School” project, which will offer a flexible education platform to these vulnerable groups.
Abuse case a 'wake-up call'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/07/2022
» The alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old Prathom five (Grade 5) female student by a 12-year-old Prathom six (Grade 6) boy at a school in Wichian Buri district of Phetchabun province on June 21 is a wake-up call for society.
Cannabis cultivation scales up
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/09/2019
» CHAING MAI: The country's largest lot of 12,000 cannabis sprouts has been planted in Maejo University's medical-grade greenhouse, thought to be the first-ever industrial-scale medical cannabis manufacturing facility in the Asean region.
Weed set to come in drop form 'by July'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/05/2019
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) said yesterday it is ready to deliver medicinal cannabis products in the form of sublingual -- or under-the-tongue -- drops to hospitals nationwide by the end of July.
GPO defends B10m budget for pot crop
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/03/2019
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has defended itself over claims of budget over-allocation for its first legal marijuana 100 square metre cultivation project, saying that most of the 10 million baht was spent on improving old facilities and security systems at the location.