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Don't take toxic air problem lightly
If April is the month of Songkran, surely March is known for its pollution, especially in Northern Thailand, at its peak. With burning season in full swing, air quality readings in cities like Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Pai have become rather unsettling — yet ...
Thailand sticks with AstraZeneca vaccine after safety scare
Thailand will start using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday after a brief delay over safety concerns, officials said, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and cabinet members due to be first in line to get shots.Thailand was on Friday the first country outside of Europe ...
Building a reliable IT ecosystem for the Thai public health sector
The primary goal of any hospital or healthcare provider is their patients’ health and wellbeing. When it comes to embracing new technologies, it’s more about improving patient care, services and experiences to help them recover than deploying cutting-edge solutions or cost reductions – but an ...
The Nation Reporter
Transboundary haze control lacks political will
In January, I wrote about the effects of agricultural burning upon Bangkok, and now I want to address the problem in Chiang Mai. Earlier this week residents there suffered the worst air pollution in the entire world, with PM2.5 at very unhealthy levels. The pollution ...
Thai consumers most focused on financial discipline in Asean amid Covid-19: survey
More Thai consumers are prioritising financial health during the Covid-19 pandemic compared with their Asean counterparts, according to the UOB Asean Consumer Sentiment Study 2020.The study found that close to three in four Thai consumers (72 per cent) want to manage their financial health, ahead ...
The Nation Reporter
Government in talks to buy 5 million more doses of Sinovac vaccine
The Public Health Ministry has urged people to avoid panic and remain cautious after a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in Bangkok.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, along with Dr Opas Karnawinpong, the director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), ...
The Nation Reporter
Bangkok Plant-Based NGO Unveils Mass Transit Climate Clock Video Campaign To Highlight Climate Change
Root The Future, a non-profit organization that hopes to push forward Thailand’s plant-based industry just partnered with VGI, a data and consumer insights platform to launch the country’s first mass climate crisis campaign featuring their jointly produced #SaveMyFuture video at multiple Bangkok Mass Transit System ...
Dept wants monthly disability allowance raised to Bt1,000
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will ask the Cabinet to increase disability allowance from Bt800 to Bt1,000 per month, said its director-general Saranpat Anumatrajkij on Friday.“Eligible candidates must possess a disability ID card, be aged over 18, and not be state welfare ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand poised to target 50% EV use, carbon neutrality by 2050
EV committee will discuss at the end of March and prepare to set carbon emission to zero with 50 per cent user to drive EV within 2030.Kulit Sombatsiri, permanent secretary for energy, said during the launch day ceremony for EGAT EV Business Solutions on Thursday ...
The Nation Reporter
Overcoming The Infodemic In ASEAN
Spreading at least as quickly as the COVID-19 virus, an ‘infodemic’ has infected large swaths of media and information exchange across ASEAN. Massive amounts of information, including rumours, misinformation and disinformation have reached millions of people who are hoping to understand how to stay safe ...
