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High risk as mercury rises
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2026
» On Monday, Thailand will officially enter the hot, or summer, season. The Ministry of Public Health has warned citizens and businesses to prepare for what is expected to be a more severe summer than last year, due to rising global temperatures.
Save children from toy pods
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2024
» The news about "toy pods" -- a new type of e-cigarette that is proving popular among young students -- might be quite shocking for parents. The lukewarm reaction from the government is more shocking still.
App won't end pollution
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2023
» Nineteen years after Na Phra Lan district in Saraburi -- which is home to a number of major stone mills and cement plants -- was declared a pollution control zone, the government surprised the whole nation by announcing that it is planning to develop a "web-based app" to collect local residents' health information.
Boost air pollution control
News, Editorial, Published on 11/09/2022
» In recent days, most city residents have been preoccupied with navigating heavy rains and floods, so a report by Greenpeace India last week on air pollution and access to air quality data may have gone unnoticed.
Slick clean-up sorely absent
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2022
» One month after a series of leaks from an undersea delivery pipeline, the oil spill in the waters off Rayong still ranks as a pressing concern.
Surrogacy needs care
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2022
» Commercial surrogacy in Thailand is illegal. Thai surrogate mothers can only be permitted if they are biologically related to the child.
Haze cannot be ignored
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/01/2022
» Air pollution may be a non-immediate threat but it's a serious danger to public health and more attention should be given to resolving it.
Ban won't lower prices
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/01/2022
» Consumers might be able to breathe a sigh of relief after the government imposed a temporary ban on the export of pigs and piglets yesterday, in an effort to rein in rising pork prices.
Cities need to be smart
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/11/2021
» So-called smart cities have become aspirational for governments around the world and the government has been among them with its 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017-2021).
Going electric still a remote prospect
News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2021
» Earlier this year, the government laid out a plan to sell only zero-emission vehicles in the country by 2035. The policy, announced by the National EV Policy Committee in March, is highly ambitious, bringing forward the original target by five years.