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Three flood-related deaths reported this year: Public Health Ministry
BANGKOK, Sept 23 – The public health ministry reported three flood-related deaths this year with a cumulative number of patients at 25,000, mostly...
World Bank: 2011 flood world’s 4th costliest disaster
BANGKOK, 4 September 2012 – The Public Health Ministry has reported the damage caused by the 2011 flood, citing the World Bank ranked...
Public Health: Hand, foot and mouth crisis to die down in...
BANGKOK, 24 July 2012 - The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) crisis will die down...
PM to discuss issue of wandering elephant during mobile meeting
BANGKOK, 12 July 2012 - The issue of wandering elephants will be high on the agenda at this month’s mobile cabinet meeting...
Four Thai children develop symptoms like hand, foot and mouth disease
KANCHANABURI, July 10 – Four two-year-old children in a childcare centre in Kanchanaburi have developed symptoms similar to those of hand, foot and mouth...
Death toll in Map Ta Phut factory fire rises to 12
BANGKOK, May 6 – The death toll from a fire at a factory in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate has risen to...
Public Health Ministry: Number of haze-related patients in the North quintupled
BANGKOK, 9 March 2012 - The Public Health Ministry has reported that the number of patients in Thailand's North, who suffered haze-related illnesses,...
PM: Disaster zone may be declared in haze-hit North
BANGKOK, March 6 - As northern Thailand has been blanketed by haze for over a week, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday said...
Public Health Ministry to amend law on puffer fish meat sales
BANGKOK, 18 February 2012 - The Public Health Ministry is poised to make the sales of puffer fish meat legal in the near...
Historical sites in Ayutthaya under close watch
AYUTTHAYA, 4 September 2011 - The Fine Arts Department is keeping a close watch on historical sites in flood-torn provinces as the flooding is...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...