Tag: Witthaya Buranasiri
PM orders full preparation for storm Gaemi
BANGKOK, Oct 7 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered the disaster prevention and mitigation department and 40 potentially at-risk provinces to be fully...
Thailand’s cumulative flood-related patient load exceeds 30,000
BANGKOK, Sept 28 - Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said Friday that over 30,000 persons suffered from flood-related illnesses since floodwaters hit 14...
New ‘SARS-like’ coronavirus alert among Thai haj pilgrims
NEW YORK, Sept 27 – Thai Public Health Minister told physicians accompanying Thai pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to be on alert for the new...
Health Ministry to speedily clamp down on illegal beauty services
BANGKOK, 21 September 2012 – The Health Ministry has pledged to rid the country of illegal beauty services. Health...
Health offices in flood-hit provinces to watch out for health impact
BANGKOK, 15 September 2012 – The Public Health Ministry has instructed all health offices in flood-hit areas to stay on high alert due to...
Public Health warns 8 provinces to prepare for flood
BANGKOK, 12 September 2012 – The Public Health Ministry has instructed public health centers in eight provinces along the Chao Phraya River to...
Health ministry sets up flood monitoring centre
BANGKOK, Sept 12 - Thai Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri on Wednesday ordered the setting up of a flood monitoring centre to provide...
Over 50,000 Thais died of cancer each year
BANGKOK, 26 March 2012 – According to the Public Health Ministry, over 50,000 Thais die of cancer each year. ...
Road accidents claim 241 lives in four days of New Year...
BANGKOK, Jan 2 – Road accidents claimed 241 lives and injured 2,382 people in the first four days of New Year’s travel week. ...
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Pattaya vows ‘if we don’t protect it today there may be nothing left tomorrow’
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials, together with enforcement officers and special affairs staff, have continued operations along Pattaya Beach to tackle illegal occupation...
BoT confident in baht stability while Indonesia faces stronger currency pressure
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sees no need to call an emergency meeting,...
Sunshine, sea and even rainy June days Pattaya remains a retirement favorite
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite rising living costs in many Western countries, Pattaya continues to attract retirees from around the world who are drawn by...
‘I live better here than in Germany’ Why Pattaya still attracts retirees worldwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – Along the shores of Jomtien Beach, a growing number of foreign retirees continue to enjoy a lifestyle that many say would...
Pattaya motorcycle race ends in fatal crash, rider thrown 100 meters
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya left one rider dead and a 17-year-old seriously injured after a high-speed...