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Winning the battle against TB
News, Aaron Motsoaledi & Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 27/02/2025
» US President Donald Trump's spending freeze on foreign aid marks a significant challenge for the international development community, and many experts warn that diseases will surge.
High hopes for Kitrat
News, Editorial, Published on 09/10/2024
» The latest appointment of a new national police chief gives the Paetongtarn government a much-needed image boost.
Early education helps shape future
News, Ruth Shapiro, Published on 15/07/2024
» During the first five years of a child's life, the brain increases 300% in size but more importantly, the neural connections which allow the brain to function increase even more. During the crucial first three years, synaptic linkages surge from zero to 1,000 trillion, far more than at any other time in life. One can therefore make the case that supporting early brain development is one of the most critical investments a society can make. In fact, Nobel Laureate James Heckman found that there is a positive 13% return on investment for early childhood education programmes.
All homes grow old and China will get used to it
News, Shuli Ren, Published on 01/06/2024
» Chinese love new apartment buildings, my real estate agent told me last year as I was looking to buy property in Hong Kong. Seeing herself as an investment adviser of sorts, she was breaking down my exit options, such as flipping it to a mainland investor a few years later.
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).
Uptick sees boosters called for
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2022
» The Public Health Ministry is urging people to get boosters within four months of receiving their last Covid-19 vaccination as the number of infections is back on the rise.
Help at hand for kids left alone at home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2021
» Watching a relative die is distressing enough, but to have do that as a young child is a tragedy. What's even worse is that the death was caused by Covid-19 -- which meant the virus may yet return to haunt the family until the pandemic is finally brought under control.
Free jabs for all
News, Postbag, Published on 18/05/2021
» Re: "Pandemic to be 'far more deadly'", (BP, May 16).
7m Bangkok residents in line for jabs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/05/2021
» The government has set a goal of vaccinating residents at the highest risk of contracting Covid-19 in Bangkok communities in the next four months.
Red alert
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/05/2021
» The Covid-19 infection cluster in the slum community of Bangkok's Klong Toey district has prompted the government to speed up its vaccination rollout there amid fears it could overwhelm the public health system if left unchecked.