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Human rights defenders face risk of 'jail, death'
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 01/06/2019
» Repression is rampant in Thailand and across Asia, and human rights defenders face harassment, jail and even death, according to a new report by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia).
The Fakebook Diaries
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 01/01/2017
» Around 15 million or so people noticed last Tuesday that there was no bomb or large explosion anywhere in Bangkok. None of those people worked for Facebook, which is OK, but after the "explosion", people who work for Facebook insisted there was, actually, an explosion.
Researcher wins medical scientist prize
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/06/2023
» Krisana Kraisintu, a leading pharmaceutical researcher, has been named the medical scientist of the year for her globally renowned dedication to the development of antiretroviral and anti-malarial drugs, as well as herbal medicines which benefit not only Thais but also millions elsewhere.
FDA: Nasal spray product 'not anti-Covid'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/11/2022
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it would take legal action against advertisements that mislead the public into believing that a nasal spray product can prevent or treat Covid-19.
Thammasat frustrated by vaccine delay
News, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/10/2021
» Thammasat University has urged the government to work faster to remove any red tape hindering the delivery of 3 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from Poland.
Hospital chases vaccine for booster shots
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2021
» Thammasat University Hospital (TUH) has decided to join a third-phase trial of a protein-based Covid-19 vaccine with a plan to import it for use as a booster shot early next year.
Cheese fans upset over plans for pasteurised camembert
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» FLERS, France: Surrounded by mottled brown-and-white cows basking in the Normandy spring sunshine, Patrick Mercier admits his prized raw-milk camembert doesn't come cheap, but suggests not everyone should have to make the cheese this way.
Private hospitals ordered to display medicine prices
Published on 10/05/2019
» Starting next week, private hospitals must display the prices of medicines so that consumers can make better-informed decisions prior to purchase, the government said on Friday.
Activist Samlee Jaidee dies aged 77
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2019
» Samlee Jaidee, a pharmacist with a prominent role in several fights to change the country’s public health landscape, died on Sunday aged 77.
Bad year for Asian billionaires
Published on 21/12/2018
» The world’s fastest growing source of mega-wealth hit a speed bump this year. The 128 people in Asia with enough money to crack the 500-member Bloomberg Billionaires Index lost a combined US$137 billion in 2018, the first time wealth in the region has dropped since the ranking started in 2012.