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Songkran ushers in new variant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2023
» Health authorities have raised concern about the rising Covid-19 caseloads in the wake of the Songkran festival, though they insist the situation remains under control.
Disease control goes high-tech
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/04/2023
» Eye and facial recognition technology will be used in a pilot project aimed at improving healthcare services for foreign workers, refugees and ethnic people in five provinces, the Department of Disease Control has said.
Road deaths stack up in the capital
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/04/2023
» Bangkok has racked up the highest fatality rate from road accidents during the first three days of the Songkran festival.
Illegal timber case triggers manhunt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2023
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation is seeking police assistance to locate the mastermind behind an illegal timber case in the North. Yesterday, forest officials seized 401 wooden logs valued at 20.6 million baht.
Lack of plan for radioactive dust worries experts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/04/2023
» A pile of furnace dust, believed to be contaminated with caesium-137 from a radioactive rod that went missing from a power plant in Prachin Buri a few weeks ago, is still being kept at the steel smelter where it was found.
'E-certs' a boon for exporters
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/04/2023
» Thailand is to adopt its own "ePhyto" system for plants and plant products, enabling Thai exporters to apply for digital certificates online while saving time and money compared to the paper-based system.
Wild elephants threaten farms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2023
» Phimphitcha Soonjirad, a 40-year-old teacher from Sai Yok Noi Vitthaya School in Mauen in tambon Chorsadao in Kanchanaburi's Mueang district, on Friday night accompanied a group of local villagers on a patrol close to her village located inside Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, which harbours around 270 wild elephants. Her team's work is just one of many initiatives tried by the locals in a bid to keep the herd from causing damage to the community.
Ministry complains over Rural Doctor Society Facebook
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/02/2023
» The Public Health Ministry has filed a police complaint against the official Facebook account of the Rural Doctor Society (RDS) and its president, government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, accusing them of instigating unrest and posing a threat to the public health system.
Asia and Oceania poised to be sustainability leaders
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/02/2023
» Countries in Asia and Oceania have the potential to lead the global business community in advancing sustainable and inclusive development, says the founder of the UN Global Compact (UNGC).
Meth pill possession limit up for review
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/02/2023
» A draft amendment to a ministerial regulation reclassifying those caught in possession of more than one tablet of methamphetamine as drug dealers instead of just drug abusers is now in line to be submitted to the cabinet for approval, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.