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Siriraj gives ailing man new lease of life with triple organ transplant
Thailand has become the first country in Asia to successfully perform a combined heart-liver-kidney transplant. The Bangkok-based Siriraj Hospital made the announcement at a press conference yesterday (May 2).Keep reading ...
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Germany grants Bt690m, will work with Thailand on climate-change projects
Germany has granted Bt690 million for a four-year climate change programme intended to help Thailand achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change.The German government together with the Thai government celebrated the launch of the Thai-German Climate Programme last Monday ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Public Health Min expects dengue virus infections to be higher this year
The Ministry of Public Health has instructed its local offices nationwide to urge people to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, to prevent a dengue fever outbreak as Thailand begins easing into the rainy season. According to the Department of Disease Control, more than 7,500 people have been ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
BoT expects Thai economy to grow 4% in first quarter
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has forecast that the economic growth in the first quarter of this year will be similar to the last quarter of 2017 at 4%. According to the BoT, exports and tourism contributed to the economic growth in the first quarter of ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
Government to end need for photocopies of documents in push towards Thailand 4.0
The government is gearing up to end the need for photocopies of identification cards, home registrations and juristic entity documents in a move towards Thailand 4.0. A recent meeting of the Reform for Thailand 4.0 Commission headed by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha was briefed on ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Rights of workers ‘weakened’
As workers took part in Labour Day events across Thailand yesterday, labour rights groups stressed that unjust employment and the depletion of employees’ power was undermining the well-being of the Thai workforce.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom and Wasamon Audjarint
Informal workers get fresh voice
The National Informal Labour Coordination Centre was formally established Monday to protect the rights of informal workers, Sujin Rungsawang, president of the coordination centre said. Ms Sujin said the centre will coordinate campaigns to protect the interests of the vast number of these workers, employed in ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Legislation on way to boost data security
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society will submit a draft bill on data protection to the Cabinet with the aim of securing approval for the legislation by the end of this month.If the draft bill clears the Cabinet, the resulting Data Protection Act would ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
Destitute centre fraud found in 67 provinces
Allowance misappropriation and related irregularities have been found at 67 provincial protection centres for the destitute, while only nine provincial centres were cleared in the massive scandal, according to results of an inquiry by the Public Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).Keep reading ...
Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai
New regulations to protect consumers
Among the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new measures to ensure the safety and quality of health and food supplements is a public health ministry regulation to be put in effect next month.Keep reading ...
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