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Opium seen as promising medicinal crop
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2025
» Opium cultivation could become a viable option to enhance Thailand's proficiency in plant-based medicine while also assisting local farmers, says Deputy Public Health Minister Worachot Sukhonkhachon.
'Quick Win' policies are paying off
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/10/2025
» Public Health Minister Pattana Prompat said yesterday that the ministry's "Quick Win" policies are advancing as planned, with several initiatives already showing tangible results.
Police seize orangutans, exotic animals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2025
» Three orangutans were seized in Chumphon's Muang district on Wednesday while being delivered to Bangkok.
Korea makes its pitch to global investors
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/11/2023
» BUSAN: South Korea is ready to be the global hub for advanced technology industry with strong support from international allies that it hopes will invest more in its economic growth and competitiveness capacity.
Hazy days to diminish 10% if new PM2.5 measures pan out
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/12/2022
» The Department of Pollution Control aims to reduce the number of heavily polluted days in metropolitan Bangkok and 17 northern provinces by 10% next year by strictly controlling sources of PM2.5 fine dust.
Ukraine in focus at Apec
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/11/2022
» Most of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders condemned the war in Ukraine while acknowledging that there are different views and assessments of the conflict.
Apec meet boosts 'BCG economy'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/12/2021
» The first Apec informal Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) has reinforced Thailand's concept of a "bio-circular-green" (BCG) economy to strengthen environmentally, socially and economically sustainable growth after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blitz on smoky cars to curb PM2.5 smog
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2021
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) aims to reduce PM2.5 air pollution by 25% by imposing the maximum punishment under the traffic law on any driver whose vehicle produces black smoke caused by poor maintenance.
Nectec says digitise production or be left behind
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/07/2020
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) is encouraging local manufacturing companies to improve their information technology expertise and digitise production lines to be able to collaborate with bigger ones and avoid being left behind.
Fears over public Covid-19 testing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/04/2020
» Private hospitals have been warned against setting up mobile Covid-19 testing units in busy areas to avoid spreading the infection further.