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Antiviral therapeutics 'need bigger push'
Published on 26/05/2024
» Experts say antiviral therapeutics need to be an investment priority if another pandemic were to happen in the future, due to the possible length of time a vaccine takes to develop.
Cannabis permit system in pipeline
Published on 23/05/2024
» Permits will be required to grow and use cannabis for medical purposes and research, and recreational use will be banned under new legislation, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Thursday.
Police hunt mastermind in major BMA bribe scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/05/2024
» Police are expanding their investigation into a corruption scandal at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), looking for the mastermind behind a 9-million-baht payment demanded to divert a new road away from a golf course.
Thai call centre gangsters arrested in Cambodia
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/05/2024
» Twelve Thai call centre scam gang suspects, including their leader, have been arrested at their base in Cambodia, the Royal Thai Police's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) said on Saturday.
'5-pill rule' to become just 1 for meth
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/05/2024
» The Public Health Ministry has proposed tightening the definition of a drug user by limiting the legally permissible number of methamphetamine tablets, aka ya ba, from the current threshold of five pills to one to seal a loophole that benefits drug dealers.
Workshop lays groundwork for Senate poll
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/05/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) and the Interior Ministry yesterday organised a workshop to prepare some 1,400 election and interior officials for the upcoming Senate polls while almost 18,000 people have expressed interest in running for the 200-member chamber.
PM wants answers about activist’s death
Published on 15/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday expressed his deep sorrow for the death of political activist Netiporn “Boong” Sanesangkhom, and vowed to ensure transparency and justice.
Complaint against 'reincarnated son' of Lord Buddha
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/05/2024
» An eight-year-old boy is facing a legal complaint over claims that he is the reincarnated son of the Lord Buddha who possesses magical powers to "connect people's minds".
Driver killed as car bursts into flames
Online Reporters, Published on 11/05/2024
» A driver believed to be a foreign national was killed after his car crashed into a road divider and burst into flames in Suan Luang district, Bangkok, early on Saturday.
Senate poll opens for applicants
News, Published on 11/05/2024
» A process to elect a new batch of 200 senators has kicked off with application forms now made available, as the five-year tenure of the 250 senators installed by the now-defunct National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) ended on Friday.