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5 laureates receive prizes after delay
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2022
» Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn represented His Majesty the King to confer the 2020 and 2021 Prince Mahidol Award at Chakri Throne Hall in the Grand Palace to five laureates in the fields of medicine and public health.
Someone like 'Bibi' can't lose in Israel
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 02/05/2021
» A tempest in a small teapot this week, as Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Israel of "apartheid".
Human trials of local jab start
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/03/2021
» Thailand on Monday started the first human trials of a domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine, with the rollout expected to begin next year.
'Don't torpedo jabs plan'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/02/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday warned critics of the government's vaccination programme that they would be held responsible if their comments affected the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines.
Thai-made vaccine ready 'by next year'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2021
» The first locally made Covid-19 vaccine will enter its first phase of human trials next month and complete its final phase by the end of this year. The timetable update has raised hopes the country will soon be able to produce its Covid-19 vaccine at the rate of 30 million doses per year.
US, French doctors win recognition
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2020
» An American doctor who found that aspirin can prevent blood clots in arteries and a French doctor who tirelessly works to find the cure for neglected diseases around the world are this year's recipients of the prestigious Prince Mahidol Award.
Climates of fear lead to 'shoot-downs'
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/01/2020
» One of the main causes of death for airline passengers in recent decades is being shot down by somebody's military. Not the very biggest, of course: accidents account for nine-tenths of all deaths in civilian airline crashes, and terrorist attacks and hijackings cause most of the rest. But a solid 2.5% of the deaths are due to trigger-happy people in military uniforms.
Rohingya crisis requires fresh collective action
News, John Blaxland, Published on 14/06/2019
» Despite the efforts of a number of international organisations and of diplomats and political leaders from a range of countries, the Rohingya crisis continues to fester.