Firms in aging Thailand bet on demand surge for robots and diapers
Thai elderly care robot Dinsow can keep track of your medication, video-phone your relatives, exercise with you and entertain you with its karaoke skills. Sound like science fiction? Not anymore. Its manufacturer, CT Asia Robotics, is one of many Thai firms investing heavily in healthcare for the aged in a country where the working-age population […]
Government and private agencies meet about decriminalizing marijuana
A new movement by both government and private organizations may lead to the decriminalization of marijuana in the near future for its pain-relief benefits. At a public forum on Monday about the possible decriminalization, four agencies all agreed that marijuana should be pulled from the list of illegal Category 5 drugs. This does not mean […]
Transport officials will make driver’s license test harder but is it?
To curb road accidents in Thailand, the Department of Land Transport said it will make the driver’s license test for private vehicles more difficult to pass. After the World Health Organization placed Thailand in the second spot for having the deadliest roads in the world, transport officials are now looking to improve their driver’s license […]
Tired Thais: Thai people sleep least and spend most time online in Asia Pacific
According to a survey about healthy living in Asia-Pacific by AIA insurance group, Thais sleep the fewest hours and spend the most non-work related time online. The survey collected lifestyle answers from 10,000 adults in 15 countries, including 750 Thais. Thai respondents answered that they slept an average of 6.3 hours per day, but that […]
Thailand plans no-go zones for Pokémon Go
Thailand will make places such as the Royal Palace grounds, Buddhist temples and hospitals off limits to players of Nintendo Co Ltd’s wildly popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, the Thai telecoms regulator said yesterday. The measures come after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) met with five telecoms operators to discuss safety measures […]
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