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Myanmar collective brings tales of post-coup life to Berlinale

By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Berlin – You discover you’re pregnant but should you tell your boyfriend, who is bound for the jungle within hours to train with forces fighting the Myanmar junta following a police raid on his safe house? Police beat up a protester opposite your house. Do you keep filming

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Health

Deputy Minister: No decision yet on Covid care downgrade

  DEPUTY PUBLIC Health Minister Mr. Sathit Pitutecha said today (Feb. 14) no conclusion has been reached yet on removing Covid-19 from Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients category with senior ministry officials still discussing this issue, Thai Rath newspaper said. Sathit mentioned that Public Health Minister  Anutin Charnvirakul has assigned him to discuss this downgrade

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Life

Couples flock to tie the knot at Phisanulok’s karst cliff

LOVE filled the air at Phitsanulok province’s karst cliff with 21 couples, among them disabled, male-and-male and female-and-female pairs, tying the knot on Valentine’s Day today (Feb. 14) with LGBTG+ couples getting a special certificate, Naewna newspaper said. In a ceremony presided over by Social Development and Human Security Minister Juti Krairiksh and entitled “Climbing,

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Health

Thai doctor: Recovered Covid patients at risk of developing heart problems

  A CHULALONGKORN University Faculty of Medicine doctor warned that patients infected with Covid-19, regardless of whether it is a mild or severe case, are all at many times greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems within 12 months of recovery from the disease, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 14). Assoc.Prof.Dr. Thira Woratanarat said in

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