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ThaiHealth launches caravan to promote drinking abstention during Buddhist Lent
Bangkok, July 25 2012 – Thai Health Promotion Foundation has launched a campaign to encourage Thai people to abstain from alcohol during Buddhist...
Train station cleaned to prevent hand, foot, mouth disease
BANGKOK, 27 July 2012 – The Public Health Ministry and the Transport Ministry have together campaigned for clean public transportation to prevent the...
Experts try to stamp out confusion over HFMD
BANGKOK, 27 July 2012 - Virus experts have discussed guidelines to inform people of encephalitis and hand, foot and mouth (HFMD) disease caused...
Thai Foreign Ministry helps evacuate Thai nationals from Syria
BANGKOK, July 27 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is helping evacuate Thai nationals from violence-torn Syria, according to ministry spokesperson Thani Thongphakdi,...
Democrat kingpin Suthep to quit politics if impeached by Senate
BANGKOK, July 27 - Former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban of the Democrat Party said on Friday that he will retire from politics...
Man killed by electric power pole after torrential rain, strong winds
BANGKOK, July 26 - One man was killed and another injured on Thursday when unusually strong winds toppled an electric power pole in...
92 Thai detainees in Myanmar not yet put on trial on...
BANGKOK, 27 July 2012 - Foreign Affairs Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has disclosed that the Burmese court has not yet tried the 92 detained...
Cambodian toddler in Rayong dies of HFMD: Thai expert
BANGKOK, July 27 -- The hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) was the cause of the death of a two-year-old Cambodian boy in Thailand's eastern province...
No deliberation on reconciliation bills as Parliament session opens: House Speaker
BANGKOK, July 26 - House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont reaffirmed today that the proposed reconciliation bills will not be raised for deliberation when the...
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Thailand approves ‘Lemon Law’ giving consumers stronger rights over defective products
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Cabinet has approved the long-awaited “Lemon Law,” a landmark consumer protection bill that would make sellers more accountable for defective...
No impact on tourism despite Russian advisory, says Thai Minister
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister of Tourism and Sports Surasak Phancharoenworakul has reaffirmed that Thailand remains a safe destination and is ready to warmly welcome...
Armed foreigner terrorizes Phuket street until veteran Thai fighter steps in
PHUKET, Thailand – A foreign man who allegedly roamed the streets of Phuket armed with a knife and an aluminum bar, threatening and chasing...
Pattaya businesses plead for action as homeless scare away tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – Concerns are growing among business owners and residents after large numbers of homeless individuals were once again found using Pattaya Beach...
Mystery surrounds fatal train strike near Pattaya as police probe man’s final moments
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 38-year-old man from Amnat Charoen province was killed after being struck by a freight train near Pattaya on Sunday night,...