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Restoring paradise
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/11/2025
» When Tania Kanchanarak looks out over the turquoise waters of Koh Phangan, she sees more than a postcard-perfect paradise.
FDA open to setting limits on beta-agonist use
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/08/2025
» The Food and Drug Administration has yet to set a safety threshold for beta-agonist use, as the chemical remains prohibited in livestock production.
Health advocates denounce e-cigarette legalisation plans
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/12/2024
» Scholars and health experts have voiced their opposition to the House special committee on e-cigarettes' advice to control its use in the country, saying the recommendations reflect the committee's pro-smoking stance.
Kids drawn to vaping despite proven health risks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/04/2024
» They can look harmlessly cute, coming in bright cartoon-like colours and with various tempting flavours.
Get tough on plastics
News, Editorial, Published on 24/05/2023
» As the nation marked World Turtle Day on Tuesday, the caretaker administration made the decision to send Thai delegates to take part in the drafting of an international treaty to regulate the plastic industry, which will take place in Paris later this month.
Hospital confirms first case of vape-linked lung infection
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/11/2022
» Thailand has found its first confirmed case of vaping-associated lung injury (Evali), according to Winai Wananukul, Chief of the Internal Medicine Division at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
Prison chief faces inmate deaths probe
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/01/2020
» The Phitsanulok Provincial Prison chief is facing a disciplinary probe regarding events that led to the recent deaths of four inmates.
The dark side of white salt
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/04/2019
» TV host and actress Deejai Dedede recalled her "happy" childhood when her grandma allowed her to eat as many snacks as she wanted.
Desalting som tum, the silent killer
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/03/2019
» A 50-year-old som tum (papaya salad) vendor who works outside some flats in Din Daeng in Bangkok was stunned when her medical check-up three years ago revealed she suffered from high blood pressure, which prompted doctors to advise her to urgently cut back on her sodium intake.
Food for thought
News, Postbag, Published on 31/05/2018
» Re: "US farmers up in arms over additives ban", (BP, May 30).