Parents urged to be aware of pot snacks
A doctor in Nakhon Phanom is warning parents to be cautious of cannabis-infused products, after an eight-year-old girl in the province was admitted to hospital after developing a serious adverse reaction to gummy candies containing an extract of the psychoactive plant.Continue Reading
FDA defends longer Pfizer jab shelf life
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday it was following the latest safety information when it extended the shelf life of some batches of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to 15 months from nine.Continue Reading
Phuket apologises for attack on Chinese visitor over refund
PHUKET: Phuket officials have met with a Chinese consular official and apologised for a Thai tour agent’s attack on a Chinese tourist. They also reported on the penalty awarded in the case.Continue Reading
Govt pledges aid after deadly earthquake hits Turkey, Syria
The Thai government is offering to send assistance and a team to help with search and rescue efforts after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and its neighbour Syria.Continue Reading
Parties urged to shun populism
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned against populist policies being rolled out by political parties to attract voters ahead of the upcoming general election, saying their election pledges could inflict financial burdens on the national budget.Continue Reading
2 activists get bail as lives at risk
The Criminal Court yesterday approved a petition submitted by the director of Thammasat University Hospital to provide bail for two female political activists whose health condition is rated as critical after they went on a hunger strike on Jan 18.Continue Reading
Millions face threat of flooding from glacial lakes
Just four countries account for half of the total population at risk of catastrophic flooding.Continue Reading
Trump-era Chinese spy balloons went undetected
They may have been classified as UFOs, or unidentified anomalous phenomenon, at the time, reports say.Continue Reading
The Afghan women cyclists who fled the Taliban to pursue Olympic dream
Since arriving in the UK from Afghanistan, Mina, Persia and Arifa have been training twice a week.Continue Reading
Parliament rejects PSP’s public housing proposals, passes PAP motion on affordable and accessible HDB flats
Nationwide Development Minister Desmond Lee said the PSP’s motion offers “noble intentions” but the party’s claim that the general public housing system is “fundamentally broken” is unacceptable.Continue Reading