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92k children at risk from narcotics
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2023
» More than 92,000 primary school-aged children are at risk of being exposed to narcotics, especially those who grow up in poor families with parents who take drugs, according to research by Mahidol University's National Institute for Child and Family Development (NICFD).
Vaping ban fails to do its job
News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2022
» Despite Thailand's ban on e-cigarettes, they are easily available online. Worse, consumers are subject to heavy lobbying from the vaping industry, which spreads disinformation in its bid to end the ban. The government must put a stop to this dirty business.
Pregnant elephant shot dead
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/12/2021
» Chon Buri: A 25-year-old pregnant elephant was found dead with several gunshot wounds outside a wildlife reserve in Bo Thong district, authorities said on Sunday.
Life is precious
News, Postbag, Published on 10/10/2021
» Re: "Abortion law sparks mass protests," (BP, Oct 4).
Ruling sought on legality of early-stage abortions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/02/2021
» Activist Srisuwan Janya on Thursday asked the Office of the Ombudsman to forward a petition seeking a Constitutional Court ruling on whether a bill which would legalise early-stage abortions is constitutional.
Surrogate babies stranded by Covid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/01/2021
» The Covid-19 outbreak has left many newborn babies of illegal surrogate mothers stranded in Thailand because of international travel bans.
Time running out for abortion debate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2021
» The Senate plans to vet the amendment on early-stage abortion next week.
House passes early-stage abortion bill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2021
» The House of Representatives passed an amendment to the Criminal Code which effectively legalises early-stage abortions in the country.
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate falls to 1.3%
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2020
» The HIV transmission rate from mother to child during pregnancy this year has fallen to 1.3% of infected mums, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Monday.
Change to law set to legalise abortion
News, Chatrudee Theparat & Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/11/2020
» The cabinet yesterday approved a draft amendment to the Criminal Code that would allow women with pregnancies of not more than 12 weeks to get an abortion.