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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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Pattaya sees temperature drop with strong winds this week
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Meteorological Department reports a 1-2°C temperature drop with strong winds in the Northeast, while the North, Central, Eastern, Bangkok, and...
Prime Minister assures prompt relief for residents in flood-hit southern province
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra visited the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Tuesday (Dec 17) to assess...
Constitutional Court rejects petition alleging favoritism toward Thaksin in hospital stay on 14th floor
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Constitutional Court unanimously dismissed a petition accusing the Justice Minister and the Department of Corrections of misconduct and favoritism in...
Toyota Chairman reaffirms commitment to Thailand’s automotive industry during visit with Prime Minister
BANGKOK, Thailand – Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, met with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House to discuss the future of...
Prime Minister acknowledges Election Commission summons over ‘Thaksin Influence’ allegation
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has acknowledged the Election Commission (EC)’s summons inviting her, as leader of the Pheu Thai Party, to...