Tag: Sopon Mekthon
Thailand experiencing nurse shortages
The Ministry of Public Health has set a goal to increase the number of nurses in the country, stating that 36,000 more nurses are...
Authorities push for rabies-free zones in 2020
BANGKOK, 21 April 2016 - The Ministry of Public Health is accelerating its efforts to create immunity from rabies according to the goal set...
Health Ministry to start mosquito extermination Feb 14
NONTHABURI, 10 February 2016 – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has instructed it provincial offices to ready themselves for the mosquito extermination campaign....
Public warned of diarrhea during winter
NONTHABURI – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has issued a warning to the public on the spread of diarrhea during winter season, and...
Public warned on pneumonia in rainy season
NONTHABURI, 18 September 2015 – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has warned the public to be cautious of the pneumonia disease 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...
Public Health Ministry worried about possible dengue epidemic after Songkran
BANGKOK, 8 April 2013 The Public Health Ministry is worried that the country may be hit by a dengue virus epidemic after the...
Thai people told: “Eat less salt, care for your kidneys”
BANGKOK, March 8 – Eight million Thais, or 17.5 per cent of the population, suffer from kidney problems, according to the Public Health...
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Pedestrian’s arm deformed in split-second songthaew collision on Pattaya Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers responded to a traffic incident in which a songthaew (baht bus) struck a pedestrian while the victim was...
Pattaya residents complain as trash burning fills Soi Pratumnak 6 with foul smoke
PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents in Soi Pratumnak 6 raised complaints after the burning of trash sent foul-smelling smoke through the neighborhood, prompting a rapid...
Woman presses police for action after homeless person scratches parked car in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 24-year-old woman has called on relevant authorities to take action against homeless individuals after her car was vandalized while parked...
Bolt driver injured after alleged dispute with foreign passenger over fare in South Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 27-year-old Bolt driver was injured after a dispute with a foreign passenger over an unpaid fare escalated into violence at...
Transgender suspect steals phone and cash from elderly South Korean man on Pattaya baht...
PATTAYA, Thailand – An elderly South Korean man has filed a police complaint after allegedly being pickpocketed by a transgender suspect while riding a...