Tag: Ebola
Experimental Ebola vaccine could stop virus in West Africa
London (AP) — An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning...
PM urges Thais not to let down guard against Ebola
BANGKOK, 18 October 2014 - Even though no Ebola infections have been found in Thailand, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has encouraged all to carry...
US praises Thai preparations to handle Ebola
BANGKOK, Oct 17 -- Senior officials of the US embassy in Thailand on Friday met with Deputy Public Health Minister Dr Somsak Chunharas on...
Ebola outbreak bigger than ever
The current Ebola outbreak is ten times bigger than past outbreaks and still growing. Ms. Jenny Lee Walsh, a Consultant in Nursing Service from...
Commerce ministry: Thai rice exports to Africa unaffected by Ebola
BANGKOK, 15 September 2014- The Ministry of Commerce has confirmed Thai rice exports to Africa have not been affected by the Ebola outbreak in...
Ministry of Public Health is to declare Ebola a ‘Dangerous Contagion’
BANGKOK, 9 August 2014 -Officials in Thailand are preparing to declare Ebola a dangerous contagion with world wide implications. Health authorities are closely monitoring...
Ebola to be declared a ‘dangerous communicable disease’
BANGKOK, Aug 9 -- The Public Health Ministry plans to declare Ebola as the sixth most ‘dangerous communicable disease’ in Thailand in a precautionary...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old Russian woman was physically assaulted by a Bolt driver after asking him to slow down during a ride in...
Construction worker falls from 3-story building, seriously injured
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Emergency teams responded to a call about a construction worker falling from a three-story building near the Chumphon Naval School traffic...
Pattaya tourists evacuated in panic as fire breaks out in condominium on Thappraya Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Disaster Prevention Center received reports of a fire at Treetops Condominium, located on Thappraya Road at 6:36 AM on...
Jomtien Beach littered with dangerous debris after Loy Krathong Festival
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Following the Loy Krathong festival, Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was left littered with hazardous debris, including nails, sharp sticks, and fragments...
Drug-fueled rampage triggered by a bowl of rice leads to arrest in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police, along with the district administration and investigation teams, were called to a violent incident at a home in Pong Saked,...