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Cannabis curbs 'won't lead to monopoly'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/07/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has rejected claims that the reclassification of cannabis as a controlled herb would benefit large businesses, saying the absence of control will result in a monopoly that would harm the sector.
Cannabis advocates vow long rally against relisting
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/06/2024
» Cannabis advocates have vowed to organise a protracted rally next month against the plan by the Ministry of Public Health to relist the plant as a narcotic.
Public Health Ministry pushing for one-tab rule for meth
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/06/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health is seeking to make regulatory changes where anyone possessing more than one methamphetamine tablet, rather than five or more tablets at present, will be regarded as an offender and not be sent to rehab.
'Safe' threshold cut 25%
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/05/2023
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) said it will follow World Health Organization guidelines and reclassify the safe level for ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3) to 37.5 µg/m3 in a bid to curb dust pollution.
Covid downgrade 'needs time'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has yet to consider when it will reclassify Covid-19 as a communicable disease that requires close surveillance despite the recent easing of more restrictions.
Anutin wants Covid reclassified to let govt avoid paying for treatment
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/06/2022
» Ending the government's burden of paying for Covid-19 treatment is more important than declaring the disease endemic, so the health minister is proposing to reclassify it as a "disease under surveillance".
Action urged over hornbill hunting
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/09/2019
» Thailand now has only 100 helmeted hornbills (Rhinoplax vigil), a protected species, due to illegal hunting, and urgent intervention is needed, the Wildlife Conservation Office (WCO) said yesterday.
Pressure builds for ban on herbicides
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/05/2018
» Academic experts have urged the committee making decisions on the use of chemicals to ban the herbicides paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos.