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Ministry asks for land use resolution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/08/2024
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will ask the cabinet to help issue a resolution allowing the ministry to use lands from state agencies for royally initiated projects.
Cheaper, 'better' 1-dose HPV vaccine on the way
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/08/2024
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will likely replace its current two-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with a cheaper, more effective vaccine in the next fiscal year, says Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin. He said the current two-dose vaccine is 60% effective against two strains of the virus -- HPV16 and HPV18 -- while its prospective cheaper single-dose replacement is 90% effective against nine strains.
Minister stifles info on blackchin tilapia
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/08/2024
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow has cautioned the Department of Fisheries not to release further information about the controversial blackchin tilapia fish issue, saying it has become a legal matter under court consideration.
Department of National Parks slams forest amnesty bills
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has voiced its disagreement with two bills which seek to protect indigenous people's rights to their land, saying the bills will erode the department's ability to preserve the nation's forests.
Thai govt to recruit more health workers over 10 years
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/08/2024
» A 10-year strategic plan aimed at increasing the number of healthcare workers will be submitted to the cabinet on Tuesday, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Sunday.
Thailand praised for push to ban trans fats
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2024
» The World Health Organization (WHO) has named Thailand as one of five countries that have successfully eradicated trans-fatty acids in the food industry.
More forest rangers to be recruited
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/08/2024
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is planning to increase the number of forest rangers to improve forest protection and reduce the workload of existing rangers in the country.
Alert for ill travellers coming from Central, South America
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/07/2024
» People arriving from Central or South America are advised to see a doctor if they have high fever, aches and chills after reports of the world’s first fatalities from oropouche fever, which is endemic to the region.
Thai harmony for wild elephants and locals alike
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2024
» The Eastern Forest Complex is regarded as the most important low-lying forest landscape in the Central region.
Groups demand urgent action on 'alien fish' saga
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/07/2024
» Civil society groups are demanding the government immediately find out who is responsible for the spread of blackchin tilapia, an invasive species of fish that has caused havoc with local species.