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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Pattaya Mayor tracks progress on footbridge roofing and safety work
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet led city officials to inspect progress on roofing and improvement work at the pedestrian footbridge near Wat...
Fake 1,000-baht notes rejected by ATM in Nong Khai
NONG KHAI, Thailand – Two counterfeit 1,000-baht banknotes were discovered after an ATM rejected them when a customer attempted to deposit about 200,000 baht...
Pattaya police hunt three armed robbers after luxury home raid
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police have found a black Toyota Fortuner believed to have been used by three suspects who allegedly robbed a Turkish businessman...
Na Jomtien police trace stolen motorcycle through CCTV and return it to owner
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police arrested a 29-year-old man after CCTV footage helped them trace a stolen motorcycle from the Na Jomtien housing estate to...
Police stop 2.5 million baht call scam, arrest Thai and Macau cash collectors
PATHUM THANI, Thailand – Bank staff and police stopped a 19-year-old student from handing over another 1.3 million baht to a call-center scam network...