Pattaya, Thailand – Although Songkran festivities have ended in many parts of Thailand, all eyes are now on Pattaya, where the biggest and final water fight of the season is about to begin. While other provinces are cleaning up after the splash, Pattaya is just getting started.

Sydney – A team of Australian researchers has revealed that the most effective way to reduce excess belly fat or abdominal obesity in children is through a combination of healthy eating and regular exercise. This approach proves to be more effective than relying on a single method alone.

On 9-10 April 2025, Praboromarajchanok Institute (PBRI), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, led by Professor Emeritus Dr. Vichai Thienthavorn, M.D., President of PBRI, together with Asst. Prof. Dr. Kamonrat Turner, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Prof. Dr. Sirikasem Sirilak, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Asst.Prof.Dr. Sukjai Charoensuk, Director of the Office of the President and Director of Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Chonburi, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Thanee Glomjai, Director of Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Phayao, and Chair of International Relations, attended an executive meeting with Dr. Hazri bin Haji Kifle, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Prof. Dr. Kenneth Kok Yuh Yen, Dean of Institute of Health Sciences, and the UBD management team in Brunei Darussalam.

New Delhi, India – April 2-6, 2025 – Dr. Nattawut Wanumkarng took the international stage at the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) 2025 Congress held in New Delhi, sharing his two decades of expertise in Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with a global audience of ophthalmologists.

Sydney – A study by a team of Australian researchers, which analyzed hospital data from over 1,000 communities across eight countries and regions over more than 20 years, found that wildfire smoke significantly increases the risk of hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses—more so than other types of air pollution.

Jerusalem – On Tuesday (April 8), Ben-Gurion University revealed that a team of Israeli researchers from the university has developed a tool for detecting abnormal nodes in weighted graphs (WGAND). This AI-powered tool is designed to identify key proteins that may lead to new insights into human diseases.