Tag: Narong Sahametapat
1,200 ill from toxic landfill fumes
BANGKOK, March 24 – More than 1,200 people were sick from toxic fumes at a landfill site in suburban Samut Prakarn province in the...
Three killed, 28 wounded in Roi Et temple fair youth violence
ROI ET, Feb 25 -- At least three persons were killed and 28 people were injured in an explosion caused by teenagers attacking a...
Thais warned of possible dengue outbreak
BANGKOK, 19 February 2014 The Ministry of Public Health is giving a nationwide warning against a possible outbreak of dengue fever, especially during the...
64 die in cold spell, more than double last year
BANGKOK, Feb 12 – Thailand’s Public Health Ministry said this year’s unusually cold winter has so far claimed 64 lives, more than double last...
Influenza and diarrhea not found among protesters
BANGKOK, 22 January 2014 Although influenza and diarrhea have yet to be discovered among the protesters, the Public Health Ministry will be on 24-hour...
Thais warned against 6 winter diseases
BANGKOK, 19 December 2013 The Public Health Ministry is warning Thais nationwide against 6 winter diseases, while urging people living in low temperature...
Suthep proposes ‘blueprint’ for Thailand’s reform, vows to fight on
BANGKOK, Dec 4 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has outlined a blueprint to reform Thailand which calls, among other items, for the recruitment of...
Govt sends out health units to flood-affected areas
BANGKOK, 21 October 2013 (NNT) – The government has sent out health and medical units to flood-hit areas as around 150,000 people have fallen...
Public Health Min: Dengue fever situation worrisome
BANGKOK, 2 June 2013 The Public Health Ministry has expressed its concerns over the dengue fever situation in Thailand as 40 patients have died...
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In Pattaya money never breaks your heart and tourists are honest about love
PATTAYA, Thailand – On Valentine’s Day, Pattaya puts on a familiar show: couples strolling along the beach at sunset, roses on café tables, and...
Investor confidence soars as foreign capital floods Thailand at five-year high
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development announced that Thailand attracted over THB 324 billion (US$10.4 billion) in foreign investment last year –...
Pattaya braces for isolated thunderstorms as cool morning fog lingers in upper Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department reported that Pattaya and surrounding areas in the eastern region will see isolated thunderstorms, while northern and...
Thailand tightens price checks before Chinese New Year as food costs fall nationwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Ministry of Commerce has increased price monitoring and inspections ahead of the Chinese New Year festival, noting that most goods...
Songkran’s UNESCO recognition stands firm as Culture Minister dismisses impact of Cambodia nomination
PATTAYA, Thailand – Minister of Culture Sabeeda Thaised reaffirmed that Thailand’s Songkran tradition has been officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible...