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Data exclusivity a life and death issue
News, Published on 22/08/2012
» During the last week of July, a team from the Department of Trade Negotiation (DTN) went to Brussels to work on a scoping exercise with the European Union Trade Commission. On their return to Bangkok a meeting was called by Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong at which officers from various government departments were present including, the DTN, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Intellectual Property, the Bank of Thailand and the Commerce, and Agriculture and Cooperatives ministries among others.
Woman 'killed, ate her two children'
Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2012
» CHIANG MAI - A woman has been arrested for allegedly killing and possibly eating her two children, reports said.
Villagers fed up with dog snatchers
Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2012
» NAKHON PHANOM - Residents of several villages have complained about a dog-snatching gang operating in their neighbourhood, saying they not only fear for their house pets but for their own lives as well, reports said.
Car plummets off expressway (pic)
Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2012
» A car plummeted from the Ram-Intra expressway in Bangkok on Monday morning, leaving the driver seriously injured and in a coma.
Plain packets loom but puff left in Tobacco Inc.
AFP, Published on 19/08/2012
» Health advocates declared a "brave new world of tobacco control" following Australia's historic packaging victory over the cigarette industry, but analysts warn that smoking is far from a dying trade.
Monks defrocked for drug abuse
Online Reporters, Published on 17/08/2012
» UTTARADIT- Four monks at a temple in Lab Lae district have been kicked out for using methamphetamines, or ya ba, a report said.
Major drug dealer's home raided
Online Reporters, Published on 17/08/2012
» Police raided a house owned by a major drug dealer in Bangkok on Friday and seized assets worth more than 20 million baht, reports said.
Come clean on EU trade pact
News, Published on 17/08/2012
» The charter has made it very clear. If the government wants to enter into an international trade agreement which will have a big impact on society and public well-being, it must reveal the information and organise public hearings for stakeholders before getting approval from parliament.
Australia upholds 'plain packs'
Published on 16/08/2012
» SYDNEY : Global tobacco firms lost a "watershed" court challenge to Australia's plain packaging laws for cigarettes Wednesday in a closely watched case which health advocates said would have a worldwide impact.
Australia says no plan for total smoking ban
AFP, Published on 15/08/2012
» Australia said on Thursday it has no plans to ban smoking after a key court ruling allowing cigarettes to be sold in plain packets, describing the health battle against tobacco as "one step at a time."