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Arsenic levels rising in Mekong
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/03/2026
» Civil society groups have warned that heavy metals -- particularly arsenic -- are gradually accumulating in sections of the Mekong River in northeastern Thailand.
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.
Mobile phone air pollution alerts in pipeline
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/11/2025
» A nationwide alert system for PM2.5 fine dust pollution, including real-time updates through the cell broadcast system, is in the works as air quality in Bangkok is worsening to the “orange” level with the onset of the cool season.
Sai Yok camera captures new tiger cub in wild
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/11/2025
» A new tiger cub has been captured on camera in Sai Yok National Park, Kanchanaburi, which officials say underscores the park's thriving forest ecosystem.
Somsak says spending claim 'incorrect'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/02/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin played down public concerns after the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) claimed that the cost of providing healthcare to foreign workers reached 92 billion baht last year -- saying the figure was closer to about two billion baht.
Ministry steps up screening for mpox
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/08/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health has stepped up the screening of incoming passengers to prevent an mpox outbreak, according to an official.
Robo-surgery coming to more public hospitals
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/06/2024
» Robot-assisted surgery will be introduced to more public hospitals following a successful trial at Rajavithi Hospital, in a bid to improve the quality of medical services across the country, according to the Department of Medical Services.
Agencies told to boost preparedness for floods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/04/2024
» Water management agencies have been told to regularly report their progress in implementing 10 key measures to cope with this year's rainy season, which forecasters have said would be an unusually wet one.
Smog worse, and spreading
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2024
» Forty-eight of the 77 provinces were blanketed in unsafe levels of ultra-fine dust on Tuesday morning, 21 of them reporting red-level air pollution.
Covid cases rising after New Year break
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/01/2024
» The number of Covid-19 cases is rising across the country as people return to work after the New Year holiday, with hospitalisations up 7% on last week, according to an epidemiologist at Chulalongkorn University.