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Thailand pushes to arrest plunging birth rate
Published on 13/02/2026
» Authorities are launching a new push to address Thailand’s collapsing birth rate, now the lowest in 75 years, with a focus on ensuring that every pregnancy is safe, voluntary and fully supported.
Honoured health reformer Prawase dies aged 93
Online Reporters, Published on 11/01/2026
» Dr Prawase Wasi, one of Thailand’s most honoured public health scholars and civil society leaders, passed away peacefully at his home in Bangkok on Saturday night. He was 93.
Price of happiness: Understanding the Post-Vacation Blues
Rattanan Wangkanjana, Published on 06/01/2026
» As the long New Year holiday draws to a close, many people return to work feeling unexpectedly empty or disengaged despite spending days immersed in celebrations, countdowns and fireworks.
Evacuees getting used to living with fear
The New York Times, Published on 09/12/2025
» BURI RAM — They left home in a fearful scramble during the summer, seeking refuge on the grounds of a racetrack that had been transformed into a makeshift evacuation centre after war erupted between Thailand and Cambodia. Now, five months later, they are back in the same tents, which had been left standing.
Scam centre explosions ‘all for show’
The New York Times, Published on 29/11/2025
» For a compound that hosted one of the largest cyberscam and human-trafficking hubs in Southeast Asia, KK Park operated in plain sight. It was pretty clear that this was no ordinary business — the heavily fortified compound in Myanmar was flanked by armed guards. It was all visible from neighbouring Mae Sot in Thailand.
Overcoming that temptation to light up
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 20/11/2025
» A Malaysian survivor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has shared his experience of his decades-long struggle with smoking cigarettes and the health scare that finally convinced him to quit.
‘Buy here, or don’t get back on the bus,’ tour group told
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2025
» A Chinese tour guide has been recorded forcing a group of Chinese tourists travelling in Thailand to purchase goods at a store he recommended, or they would not be allowed back on the bus.
Storms continue to batter northern Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2025
» Several provinces in the upper part of Thailand are taking a battering from the remains of tropical storm Bualoi, as floods have devastated vast residential areas, crippled infrastructure and inundated farmland close to harvest time.
Foreigner beaten after groping woman in Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 05/09/2025
» PATTAYA - A video showing a foreign man being beaten after groping a woman on the Walking Street in this beach town has gone viral on social media, drawing 150,000 views and widespread criticism.
Human remains found in burnt car wreck
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 07/08/2025
» PHITSANULOK - Rescue workers discovered human skeletal remains in a burnt-out MG sedan at the bottom of a ravine while attempting to rescue a truck driver at Khao Korma in Chat Trakan district of this northern province.