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Hospital funds squeeze weighs on minister
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2026
» A deepening liquidity crisis among state hospitals has intensified pressure on the new Public Health Minister to overhaul the universal healthcare system, as medical groups warn that financial instability is spreading across the country's public health network.
PM apologises over Hat Yai flood failures, pledges urgent aid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has apologised for the state's failure to protect flood‑hit communities, vowing improvements as he prepared to revisit the devastated Hat Yai district in Songkhla for urgent assessments on Sunday.
PM outlines relief and loans for flood victims
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/11/2025
» The government is preparing a series of relief and rehabilitation measures to help flood-affected residents return to normality as quickly as possible, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
Rubber tree title deed plan to help farmers get loans
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will officially launch a rubber tree title deed initiative next week so that farmers who have legally cultivated rubber trees on their land can use them as collateral for loans from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
Slaying the healthcare zombie
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/05/2025
» When a photo of a dental unit at Tanao Sri Hospital -- a remote community hospital in Ratchaburi province -- using a frog-hunting head torch in place of a proper dental lamp went viral last month, it highlighted a grim reality: Thailand's public healthcare system is struggling.
River gets B95bn irrigation project
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2025
» The National Water Resources Committee has approved a 95-billion-baht project to improve the Chao Phraya River irrigation system on the lower eastern side, including Ayutthaya and Phathum Thani, to prevent floods.
Two pandas to arrive from China by 2027
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/11/2024
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment expects to sign an agreement next year on the transfer of two pandas from China, according to permanent secretary Jatuporn Buruspat.
China to lend another pair of giant pandas to Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/10/2024
» Preparations are being made for the arrival of another pair of giant pandas on loan from China to mark the 50th anniversary of Sino-Thai relations next year.
Water expert champions forest plantation idea
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/02/2024
» A water expert is confident Thailand can fend off the severe consequences of climate change by planting more forests on vacant lands.
Farmers given new title deeds option
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/12/2023
» The Sor Por Kor 4-01 land reform paper will be upgraded to a land title for agriculture, allowing farmers to use the land title to apply for a bank loan.