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Rama VI Road declared smoke-free
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/02/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has declared Rama VI Road a smoke-free area as part of its push to promote a "Healthy City" environment.
Families mourn after rail tragedy
News, Prasit Tangprasert and Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/01/2026
» Grief arrived before dawn at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital on Jan 18, carried by families who had come not to seek treatment, but to take their loved ones home for the final time. At the centre of the mourning was the Thantong family, whose loss has come to symbolise the human cost of the catastrophic crane collapse that struck a passenger train four days earlier.
B33m of vapes, paraphernalia incinerated
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» Nearly 200,000 seized e-cigarettes and related items worth more than 33 million baht have been destroyed as part of the drive to create an e-cigarette-free society.
Vapes laced with anaesthetic on the rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/11/2025
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has warned the public that e-cigarettes are being increasingly laced with etomidate, a dangerous anaesthetic, posing severe health risks, particularly to the brain and respiratory system.
Lung diseases kill yet remain overlooked
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/11/2025
» A senior representative from the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all stakeholders -- governments, clinicians, journalists and advocates -- to confront chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), particularly Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), in the lead-up to World COPD Day on Wednesday.
Killer disease spike bodes ill for future, new national survey finds
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/11/2025
» Thailand is facing worsening public health trends that could fuel a surge in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in coming years, says the latest National Health Examination Survey (NHES).
WVO lottery 'must give quota answers'
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 05/11/2025
» The War Veterans Organisation (WVO) must issue clear details on how its lottery quotas are managed and explain why some veterans do not have quotas to sell tickets, Flying Officer Tanadej Pengsuk, a People's Party MP, said this week in his capacity as a member of the House Committee on the Armed Forces.
Anti-smoking foundation sounds e-ciggie warning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2025
» The Action on Smoking and Health Foundation has called on the government to take decisive action against the rising use of e-cigarettes, particularly among young people.
Bangkok police make record haul of smuggled Chinese cigarettes
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/10/2025
» A Chinese man has been arrested on charges of selling contraband cigarettes from China after police seized 65,000 packs in raids on a secret room at his residence and a deserted building in Bangkok.