https://www.scmp.com/rss/522355/feed The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is a Thai governmental body headquartered in Mueang Nonthaburi, Thailand. Its primary mission is to oversee public health, formulating and implementing policies to ensure the well-being of Thai citizens. The MOPH focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, medical care, and developing a sustainable healthcare system. Notably, it recently reclassified cannabis buds as a controlled herb, restricting their use strictly for medical purposes. The Ministry... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Hamas did not want a ceasefire deal in Gaza, after Israel and the United States quit indirect negotiations with the Palestinian militant group. “It was too bad. Hamas didn’t really want to make a deal. I think they want to die,” Trump said. In Qatar, mediators had been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas delegations for more than two weeks in a bid to secure a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages after nearly two years of fighting. Israeli... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319652/gaza-war-netanyahu-says-israel-us-consider-alternative-options-after-ceasefire-talks-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319652/gaza-war-netanyahu-says-israel-us-consider-alternative-options-after-ceasefire-talks-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:14:22 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Palestinian officials and witnesses said on Wednesday that an Israeli strike killed the director of the Indonesian Hospital, a key clinic in the north of war-ravaged Gaza. Doctor Marwan Al-Sultan was killed in his flat in Gaza City along with his wife, daughters and son-in-law, a relative who said he found them, Ahmed al-Sultan, said. Gaza’s civil defence agency said seven people were killed in the strike early Wednesday afternoon, including Sultan, his wife and at least three of his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3316722/director-gazas-indonesian-hospital-killed-israeli-strike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3316722/director-gazas-indonesian-hospital-killed-israeli-strike?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:15:23 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalise the plant. The new order, signed by Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin earlier this week, came into effect on Thursday after it was published in the Royal Gazette. It bans shops from selling cannabis to customers without a prescription and reclassifies cannabis buds as a controlled herb. A violation could result in a maximum one-year jail term and... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3316105/thailand-starts-banning-cannabis-sales-without-prescriptions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3316105/thailand-starts-banning-cannabis-sales-without-prescriptions?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:54:18 +0000