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Policymakers urged to drive vegetables as national agenda to curb non-communicable diseases killing 400,000 Thais every year.Thai population particularly the young still consume insufficient amount of fruits and vegetables. Following the latest study by Mahidol University’s Institute of Population and Social Research, the average 250g ...

Thailand’s worsening Covid outbreak is placing intense pressure on hospitals, forcing doctors to treat patients in parking lots and turn away people who are severely ill.The country was widely praised for its Covid response last year, when it maintained one of the lowest caseloads in ...

The cabinet approved an additional 46 billion baht of support measures on Tuesday for education and Covid-19-related assistance as the country tackles its biggest wave of coronavirus infections to date.Of the total budget, 33 billion baht will be offered directly to students, including 2,000 baht ...

More than 13% of people in 40 high-density communities in Bangkok were found to be infected during proactive Covid-19 screening carried out by the Rural Doctors’ Society (RDS) and its partners.According to the RDS, its medical teams and staff from hospitals from various provinces carried ...

Thai academics and mass media workers on Monday issued a statement demanding that the government reveal details of its Covid-19 vaccine management and distribution, under open standards for data.The statement, which was signed by 333 scholars, mass media agencies and members of the public, said ...

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex has been spared from being put on the World Heritage in danger list. However, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) has asked Thailand to comply with recommendations made by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at its July 23 ...

The Ministry of Public Health expects to conclude its research on the efficacy of vaccines against the Delta variant of COVID-19 within a month’s time.Keep watching ...

State-run Transport Company has suspended all bus services on the northern, northeastern, eastern and southern routes, except parcel deliveries, from July 21-Aug 2.Company president Sanyalak Panwattanalikit announced the suspension on Tuesday, saying this was in compliance with the government announcement on July 17 that people ...

The cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional budget of THB10.98 billion for both employers and employees under Section 33 of the Social Security Act who have been affected by the lockdown of 13 provinces in the maximum control zone (dark red zone), government spokesman Anucha ...

The Department of Health has offered advice to senior citizens on preparing for their Covid-19 vaccination.Amid the current outbreak in Thailand, the department said that seniors are at high risk from infection and should get the vaccine as fast as possible.The department also advised seniors ...