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Malpractice in uniform
News, Editorial, Published on 12/06/2025
» Reports of rotten apples in a highly regarded medical profession have managed to shock society, again. This time, a psychiatrist at the Police General Hospital (PGH) has been arrested for allegedly buying 15 million baht of alprazolam -- a controlled substance that can be used as a recreational drug -- to resell at inflated prices.
Welfare fraud must end
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/04/2025
» A whistleblower's report about the massive pharmaceutical fraud involving government officials and medical staff at the Veterans General Hospital shows the need to investigate claims filed with state medical facilities, especially in light of the ballooning medical welfare budget.
Tablet plan prone to risks
News, Editorial, Published on 01/07/2024
» The House of Representatives recently approved the 2025 fiscal budget bill, totalling more than 3.75 trillion baht, at its first reading. Notably, the bill aims to allocate 340.6 billion baht to the Education Ministry, making it the largest budget recipient after the Finance Ministry.
Revamping child policy
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2024
» For National Children's Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has promised no more dinosaur displays at the Government House like the ones the previous administration used to hold.
End impunity for unjust killings
Editorial, Published on 26/11/2023
» Chaiyaphum Pasae, 17, was a passionate advocate for the indigenous rights of the hill tribe people. Six years ago, he was shot dead at an army checkpoint.
Society must keep kids safe
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2023
» The case in which a daughter and four sons were allegedly murdered by their parents is more than just abominable. The multiple killings that took place between 2013 and 2018 and which came to light only this week have raised big questions about how society and law enforcement failed to protect them.
Managing Covid drugs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/04/2022
» Record Covid cases and ongoing reports of sluggish management of Covid medicine stock might derail the government's ambitious plans to list Covid-19 as endemic on July 1.
Act now on favipiravir
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2021
» Access to medicine can make a life-and-death difference amid the Covid-19 emergency. The government cannot afford to fail in the crucial mission of securing enough of the antiviral medication favipiravir to cover the rapid increase of patients.
Kids need help now
News, Editorial, Published on 20/07/2021
» Jiravithi Jitjak, a teacher from a state school in Nakhon Pathom province, submitted a letter to the House education committee on Saturday.
Public needs antiviral meds
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/05/2021
» Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Thais have been gripped by fear. For months, these worries -- which have been intensified during the kingdom's third wave of infections -- have been about the government's slow vaccination rollout. Now the public is getting more anxious, following concerns over a possible shortage of favipiravir, an important medicine used to treat Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe symptoms.