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Stellar attraction
B Magazine, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/01/2017
» 'Christie" shows the vanilla twilight. Reddish-orange light illuminates the horizon. A couple of stars emerge in the purple sky. They blink, waiting for others to shine. "These are the stars that we'll see tonight," says Parin Tanawong, who is supervising Christie's display.
Health toget 'urgent' policy review
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/09/2014
» Public Health Minister Rachata Rachatanavin has launched an "urgent review" of health policies and will work with officials to identify priorities, which he said would take a month.
Ebola test woman receives all-clear
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/08/2014
» Blood tests have cleared a 48-year-old Thai woman who was hospitalised on Thursday with suspected Ebola.
Academics ease Ebola fears
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/08/2014
» Academics have urged Thais not to panic over the Ebola outbreak because there is a slim chance it will spread to Thailand, even though the fatal virus has so far killed more than 700 people in Africa.
HIV infected ‘face workplace stigma’
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/07/2014
» Stigma and discrimination against HIV-infected employees are still commonplace in Thai society despite laws to protect human rights, a study has found.
ThaiHealth launches new smoke-free areas campaign
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/06/2014
» The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has launched a campaign encouraging non-smokers to reclaim smoke-free areas after finding inhalation of second-hand smoke (SHS) is common in many public places.
Fresh calls for higher tobacco tax
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/05/2014
» Regional tobacco control groups have called for higher taxation and a crackdown on illicit trade among Asean countries to reduce consumption.
Academics call for tobacco tax raise to cut smoking
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/05/2014
» Health academics are calling on the government to raise tobacco taxes to cut smoking.
Health group targets govt
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/02/2014
» The Thai Health Network (THN), the country's largest health professionals umbrella organisation, is organising a petition urging the government to quit.
Experts urge less lead in paint
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/10/2013
» Health academics and consumer advocates have called on the government to issue regulations controlling the amount of lead in paint.