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Fighting maternal mortality's toll
News, Anne-Marie Slaughter & Mary-Ann Etiebet, Published on 02/12/2024
» No mother should give her own life to give life to another. Unfortunately, preventing maternal mortality remains a persistent global challenge. The third United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) commits countries to reduce their maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. At the current pace, the world is projected to fall far short of this target, resulting in more than one million additional, overwhelmingly preventable deaths.
Bigger fish to fry and try
News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2024
» A group of fishermen from Samut Songkhram continued their pursuit of justice this week against government agencies and a private company, which they have accused of being responsible for releasing an invasive species of fish into public water resources years ago.
State caught asleep at wheel
Editorial, Published on 06/10/2024
» The slow recovery of flood-ravaged areas in Chiang Rai province and alleged gold scams by online retailers Kornkanok "Mae Tuck" Suwannabut and her husband Kanpol "Pa Bia" Rueng-aram have one thing in common -- they show how state agencies are not doing enough to protect citizens.
Invasive fish battle goes on
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/09/2024
» Last Wednesday, over 1,400 fishermen in Samut Songkram province initiated legal action against government agencies and agro titan Charoen Phokphand Foods (CPF) over the invasive fish species blackchin tilapia.
Tilapia crisis needs fixing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2024
» This week's cabinet meeting was hotly anticipated by the public and media, who were eager to know who was responsible for the flood of invasive blackchin tilapia recently found in 17 provinces and coastal waters.
Something fishy afoot
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/07/2024
» Almost a month after a massive invasion of blackchin tilapia made national headlines, confusion still reigns, with information about the issue still murky.
Shaman goes too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/05/2022
» A campaign by a social media influencer to chase indecent monks out of Buddhism has turned ugly as he wrongly targeted a senior monk in the northeastern province of Yasothon.