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AstraZeneca to send Covid jabs from Asia
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/02/2021
» The British/Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will ship 150,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Thailand from a manufacturing plant based in Asia, rather than from Italy, in a bid to ensure no delivery delays, the government said on Thursday.
Vaccines 'to arrive this month' as planned
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday expressed its confidence that two Covid-19 vaccines from the UK and China would arrive later this month as scheduled, despite warning signs to the contrary, especially the EU's order to suspend AstraZeneca's vaccine shipments outside its territory.
Diversion to keep salinity in check
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/12/2019
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has ordered the Royal Irrigation Department to install more pumps to divert freshwater from the Mae Klong River into the Chao Phraya River to hold back seawater, as rice growers ignore instructions to stop off-season cultivation.
Urgent pumping ordered to divert water to Chao Phraya Dam
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2019
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has ordered the Royal Irrigation Department to install more pumps to divert freshwater from the Mae Klong River to the Chao Phraya River, to hold back seawater, as rice growers ignore instructions to stop off-season cultivation.
Minister fights move to postpone ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/11/2019
» The Public Health Ministry has called on the Hazardous Substance Committee (HSC) not to back down over its decision to ban three agrochemicals from Dec 1, saying that people's health must be the ministry's top priority.
Dam tests spark crisis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/07/2019
» Thailand has asked the Lao government to suspend the test run of the Xayaburi dam, in order to curb the worsening drought that has hit provinces along the Mekong River.
Doctors suspected of drug smuggling
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2019
» The Medical Council of Thailand's ethics committee today will start probing the case of two doctors who have been accused of being involved in the smuggling and distribution of Phentermine weight loss pills.
PM searching for haze solution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/01/2019
» The use of more environmentally friendly B20 biodiesel and temporary school closures in critically haze-affected areas are among various proposals pitched by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as the government ramps up efforts to tackle fine dust particles that have blanketed Bangkok.
Bans set to hit air polluters
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/11/2018
» Construction sites in Bangkok found to be a source of severe air pollution could be ordered to halt work until the problem is resolved, according to Environment Minister Gen Surasak Kanjanarat.
Wildlife set to suffer from tourist road
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/10/2018
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation says it will meet soon with 14 organisations to discuss ways of resolving an impasse over a project to restore a road cutting through Thailand's largest national park.