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Jabs against pneumococcus seen as 'sound investment'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2026
» Thailand's leading paediatric organisations have urged the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to include the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in the universal health care scheme, saying protection against severe but preventable childhood diseases is a sound public investment.
Thap Lan disputes to be studied on case-by-case basis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2025
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) said disputes relating to overlapping land boundaries in Thap Lan National Park in Prachin Buri will be handled on a case-by-case basis, adding a "one-size-fits-all" solution would be neither effective nor fair for all concerned parties.
Faith in Medical Council 'at risk' as probe delayed
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/04/2025
» The Medical Council has postponed its decision on whether doctors who treated former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Police General Hospital (PGH) violated ethical standards after a probe committee received additional documents about the case.
Alcohol ban in national parks to be relaxed
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/03/2025
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has revised its regulations to allow alcohol consumption within designated areas for certain groups, provided a permit is granted by the park's chief, according to the department's head.
Tweak makes pension payments 'fairer'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/03/2025
» A new formula for the calculation of retirement pensions to ensure fairness among insurers involving Sections 33 and 39 of the Social Security Act was approved yesterday and will take effect on Jan 1.
Top environmental issues of 2024: Kingdom's ecology under attack
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/12/2024
» Environmental issues damaged Thai society and the economy in a number of ways in 2024.
Govt urged to delay dam consultation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2024
» Activists are calling on the government to delay the public hearing process on the controversial Sanakham hydropower project in Laos, citing a lack of sufficient information from the project's developer.
Regulator warns against taking Grakcu herbal capsules
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/10/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy Grakcu herbal capsules, because the product is dangerously contaminated with erectile dysfunction drugs.
Locals say no to Thai national park demarcation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/07/2024
» National Park Office director Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn is calling on the cabinet to review a cabinet resolution dated on March 14, 2023, concerning the demarcation of a 265,000-rai boundary at the Thap Lan National Park.
95% in online poll oppose shrinking Thap Lan park
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/07/2024
» Ninety-five percent of the more than 900,000 people who took part in an online survey oppose revoking the protected status of 265,286 rai (425 square kilometres) of land in Thap Lan National Park, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).