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Hospital to distribute first batch of pot oil in August
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/07/2019
» Chaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital in Prachin Buri province expects to distribute its first batch of 10,000 bottles of marijuana oil extract to hospitals nationwide starting next month.
Xayaburi Dam in clear, says operator
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2019
» The unseasonal drought currently affecting the lower Mekong Region has alerted both the public and the authorities to the activities of a series of dams further upstream on the international river.
First cannabis drugs in three weeks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2019
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said hospitals under his ministry will be allowed to prescribe drugs containing cannabis extract within three weeks.
Thailand tops list in drowning
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/08/2019
» Thailand is still "number one" for deaths by drowning in Asean among children and its rate is twice as high as the world's average, said the World Health Organisation (WHO), which added local organisations should help to stop the fatalities.
Sanctuary tunnel project draws flak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2019
» A state water diversion project in Kanchanaburi's Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary -- a rich wildlife habitat in the western forest complex -- is drawing flak from conservationists.
The 'steel lady' of the forest
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/08/2019
» Viraya Ochakul, who is referred to by her colleagues at the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) as the "steel flower of Western Forest Complex", said she was surprised to be one of six recipients of the National Geographic Thailand Explorer Awards 2019.
Govt pledges strict study of port plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/08/2019
» A controversial project to build a new port and petrochemical factories in Chon Buri's Laem Chabang area on reclaimed land will undergo a strict Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the permanent secretary for natural resources and environment insisted on Monday.
Govt to roll out plastic bag-gobbling robots by end of year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/08/2019
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources is developing an AI robot to trap debris before it reaches the sea, in the hope of preventing loss of marine life to plastic bags.
Dugong deaths spark calls for plastic ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2019
» Environmentalists have united in their calls for the government to take decisive action, including an across-the-board ban on single-use plastic bags, to mitigate the increasingly severe harm plastics are causing to the environment and sea lives.
Prescription trial set for October
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/08/2019
» Patients with non-communicable diseases (NCD) will be able to obtain prescription medicines from pharmacies close to their homes from Oct 1.