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 panic as woman runs across cars in Jomtien streets
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities from Jomtien City Enforcement and Life Guard Pattaya quickly responded to control a woman experiencing a mental health episode. Witnesses...
Young woman dies in Pattaya apartment after disturbing incident, boyfriend questioned
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 25-year-old woman from Khon Kaen tragically died early on November 10 after suffering a severe stab wound to her chest...
Pattaya takes action to tackle street clutter and illegal parking in Soi Arunothai
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya city officials moved quickly to tackle long-standing traffic problems in the Arunothai neighborhood, where vehicles parked illegally and household items...
Thailand’s economic pulse revives as government stimulus takes hold
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said Thailand’s economy is showing its first real signs of recovery after a...
Gold necklace stolen from Indian tourist highlights ongoing theft problem on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Frustration is mounting among tourists as thefts continue to plague Pattaya’s beaches. On the night of November 8, an Indian visitor...