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Health groups demand govt prioritise GPO
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 26/01/2017
» A network of health advocacy groups called on the government to announce a ministerial regulation in its Public Procurement Act to make the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) the first source for drugs supplied to public hospitals, to ensure public access to medicine.
Royal treatment
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 29/11/2016
» It was a busy day at Wat Manao in Suphan Buri. There was no special religious activity, but still people made their way to the temple to receive a free health check-up provided by the support of the Relief and Community Health Bureau under the Thai Red Cross Society.
Pokemon may be a no-go in certain 'sensitive' areas
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 15/08/2016
» Since Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game hunting for Pokemon, has arrived in Thailand, it has been greatly used as a financial and income booster at certain businesses -- from cosmetic shops to restaurants.
Songs about seniors
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 13/04/2016
» To celebrate National Senior Citizens Day, which falls today, The Charapaabs (meaning "The Aged") have released Truad Sukkapap Prajum Pee (Annual Check Up). The lyrics are about old people, yes, and the man who appears in the music video is also pretty old, but it is the modern sensibility that is injected into the music and the video that makes it outstanding.
The X factor
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 19/05/2015
» Unlike street performers in many other countries who perform in public places in exchange for money, in Thailand, buskers are usually considered to be beggars.