The Latest Breaking News from Amporn Benjaponpitak

Nine coffee chains slashing sugar content in country’s war on sweets

Putting the policy into practice may prove challenging as each brand can apply the initiative as they see fit

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Heat index hits extreme levels

Temperatures hit

Bangkok Post · Apr 24, 2025

Possession limit up for review

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.

Bangkok Post · Feb 2, 2023

Mum 'sorry' over killer son's actions

The mother of Panya Khamrab, the former police officer who carried out the nursery massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu, says she deeply regrets what her son did.

Bangkok Post · Oct 12, 2022

PM joins cremation ritual for victims

A large number of people from many parts of Thailand on Tuesday joined the mass cremation for 36 victims of Thursday's massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province.

Bangkok Post · Oct 11, 2022

Media ethics need scrutiny

The massacre at a nursery in a northeastern province last Thursday is among the worst acts of violence in Thai history, and it has along the way revealed how some media need to be more conscious in their coverage of such tragic events to avoid causing further trauma.

Bangkok Post · Oct 10, 2022

Family bonds 'help reduce suicide risk'

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) has warned of increasing suicide rates among those of early working age and retirees.

Bangkok Post · May 2, 2022

New unit a 'beacon of hope'

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the Department of Mental Health (DMH) on Monday announced they are joining forces to try and reduce the number of suicides that occur each year in Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 2022

Down syndrome kids 'deserve education'

The importance of education for Down syndrome children was covered during an online forum marking World Down Syndrome Day organised by the Department of Mental Health's Rajanukul Institute on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 24, 2022