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Most Thais 'unaware' of alcohol's health risks
R May, Published on 12/12/2025
» A survey by ThaiHealth found most Thais are unaware that the consumption of alcoholic drinks can increase the risk of cancer, highlighting alcohol's central role in the country's worsening non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis.
Checks underway on 700,000 Thai mobile phone numbers of foreigners
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/04/2025
» Authorities will verify the names of foreign subscribers of 700,000 mobile phone numbers before deciding whether to terminate their mobile banking services in Thailand in June, according to the minister of digital economy and society (DES).
AoT scraps controversial airport design
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/02/2019
» Airports of Thailand Plc's (AoT) board on Wednesday approved a 42-billion-baht plan to build a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, but it scrapped a blueprint for the terminal's design.
A major milestone
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 27/11/2018
» There are approximately 440,000 Thai adults and children living with the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, according to statistics from UNAids, equivalent to 0.6% of the entire population. Fortunately, over 70% of all HIV-infected cases have received antiretroviral drugs, which means a lot to their quality of life.
Poor service quality affects airport ranking
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2018
» Inferior service quality and poor management means that Suvarnabhumi airport is unlikely to be placed among the world's top airports, a seminar was told Thursday.
Hope on the horizon
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/05/2018
» Life can be very complicated for patients falling victim to thalassaemia. First, the inherited blood disorder leads to anaemia so patients require very frequent blood transfusions for the rest of their lives -- an expense of around 10 million baht through the age of 30.
Chinese clone monkeys, but no humans yet
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/01/2018
» LONDON: Chinese scientists have cloned monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.