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Australia to permit medicinal cannabis exports in growing market
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» SYDNEY: Australia said Thursday it planned to become the fourth country in the world to legalise medicinal marijuana exports in a bid to score a piece of the estimated $55 billion (1.8 trillion baht) global market.
Fad teeth braces banned
Online Reporters, Published on 10/01/2018
» Authorities have banned online sales of unapproved "fad" teeth braces promoted by actors and net idols, warning they may be substandard and could even prove fatal.
Fashion teeth braces banned
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2018
» Authorities have banned online sales of unapproved "fad" teeth braces promoted by actors and net idols, warning they may be substandard and could even prove fatal.
Only the poor end up dying screaming
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/01/2018
» If you had a million dollars to spend (but not on yourself), where would it do the most good? Well, the cost to cover morphine or a morphine-equivalent pain relief treatment for all the sick children younger than 15 years who are in really serious pain in low-income countries would be just $1 million (33.4 million baht) per year. About half of them of those children are going to die, but with morphine at least they wouldn't die screaming.
Guru's Weekly Pick: Jan 12-18
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/01/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Romance, by the numbers
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/01/2018
» Aaron is a physically active man in his late 50s. He owns a distribution company and is a widower, his wife having passed away from cancer six years ago. They were high school sweethearts. He has tried to move on and meet new women, including by signing up with a speed dating company, but says he found he was at "the bottom of the dating barrel" at such events due to his advanced age.
Fighting cancer just half the battle
News, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 15/01/2018
» While picking up a bottle of cancer drugs from her desk, a nurse jokingly mentioned how we had to handle it with utmost care. Each bottle, which lasts 30 days, costs as much as half a car, she said. Almost four years ago, I was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. This means the disease has already spread to other parts of my body such as my bones, and it is incurable.
The air we breathe
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/01/2018
» Do you have any idea what is in the air that you are breathing? What if air pollution and very tiny particles can be magnified and made visible? What would you do if you found out?
Slavery fight gets a boost
News, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2018
» Human trafficking is arguably the worst of the world's scourges. Around the globe and here at home, men, women and children are bought, sold, traded and exploited for the profit and/or pleasure of others.
Muang Thai aims to up premiums by 10%
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 17/01/2018
» Muang Thai Insurance wants 13.5 billion baht in insurance premiums this year to move closer to cracking the top three in the market in the next three years.