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Northern villagers feel 'zoned' out
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/02/2016
» The news of a Special Economic Zone on their doorstep was of little concern to the laid-back community in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai. They had their forest, or “natural supermarket” as they like to call it, and life was good.
Plastic surgeons file 'face off' action
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/02/2016
» The Facial Plastic Surgery Association of Thailand lodged a police complaint Tuesday against a "fake doctor" behind a controversial plastic surgery campaign, who allegedly gave country singer Surachai Sombatchareon a facelift last week.
FDA struggles to stamp out deceptive ads
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/02/2016
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs more efficient measures to curb the false, misleading and exaggerated advertisements of health-related products, a consumer protection agency says.
Environmentalists slam draft charter
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/02/2016
» Environmental activists are calling for revisions to the draft charter, saying it will undermine community rights by not sufficiently protecting and managing natural resources.
Red Cross begs for funds to boost stem cell drive
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/02/2016
» The Thai Red Cross Society has urged the government to increase its funding of stem cell schemes to help save the lives of people with blood diseases.
HSS calls for surrogacy law compliance
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/02/2016
» The Department of Health Service Support (HSS) has called on the health sector to comply with a new surrogacy law and its 15 surrogacy organic laws to curb widespread illegal surrogacy.
Foundation pushes for talcum powder cancer warning labels
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/03/2016
» Cosmetic products containing talcum should carry labels warning of possible health risks, consumer rights advocate groups say.
Cheating the system takes a tragic toll
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/03/2016
» A Thai father and daughter will be remembered in the US this week, after a family tragedy highlighted abuses of the American immigration system.
DDC expects viral infection surge in 2016
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/12/2015
» Viral-communicable disease cases will likely increase next year if no new effective measures to prevent them are implemented, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said yesterday.
Panel urges tax haul spend to pay for UC
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/12/2015
» A committee of the Public Health Ministry yesterday proposed that the government allocate more money collected from various kinds of taxes to help support the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UC) scheme, widely known as the 30-baht healthcare scheme.