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Bid to lift afternoon alcohol sales ban rejected
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/02/2024
» A government panel has rejected a proposal to scrap the long-standing ban on sales of alcoholic beverages between 2pm and 5pm, citing the risk to public health and safety.
Tougher 'intent to supply' meth law to go ahead
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health will press ahead with a controversial amendment that would make possession of more than one methamphetamine pill dealing in illegal narcotics.
Plans drawn up for endemic Covid-19
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/09/2022
» Thailand's National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) on Wednesday approved an action plan to manage Covid-19 that will become an endemic disease under surveillance next month.
Depts to work on surrogacy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/06/2022
» The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) are working together to suppress illegal surrogacy in order to change the country's sullied reputation as a hub for illegal fertility treatments.
Groups slam draft law to curtail public protests, non-profit groups
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/05/2022
» A group of non-profit organisations on Monday staged a protest in front of the UN's Bangkok headquarters against government efforts to implement a public gathering control law.
Hackers steal patients' data
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/09/2021
» The Public Health Ministry has admitted that patient information from a hospital in north-central Thailand was stolen by a hacker, but an official claimed it was not important personal data.
'No rush' to make weed meds legal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/06/2019
» It will take time to decide whether to include cannabis oil in the National Health Security Office's (NHSO) core medicine index, says the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, adding that the 16 approved traditional recipes should be the first priority.
Calls mount for fairer land distribution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2019
» Land ownership will emerge as a challenge for the new government in 2019 as calls for equal land distribution grow louder.
Centre to shore up fisheries clean-up bid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2017
» Authorities will establish the Thai Maritime Enforcement Centre to strengthen operations in maritime security, fighting human trafficking, and fisheries.
Pattani blasts prompt calls for tighter security
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/05/2017
» Human right activists issued statements Wednesday condemning the twin bombings in Pattani on Tuesday that left at least 61 injured, and urged the government to act swiftly in bringing those responsible to justice.