AFTER Deputy-Prime-Minister-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai recommended the consumption of 10-year-old rice stockpiled under the rice subsidy programme carried out by deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s government, a professor came out to warn of aflatoxin contamination with this being a very dangerous cancer-causing substance, Amarin TV said today (May 8). Dr. Veerachai Phutthawong, a professor
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AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine globally months after admitting to side effects
By Reuters and published by CNA ASTRAZENECA said on Tuesday (May 7) it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria’s marketing authorisations within Europe. “As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines
Read moreConcern over spread of Covid-19, nearly 10,000 cases a day
AN EMINENT professor is concerned about the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand as he estimates that currently there are nearly 10,000 cases a day, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Apr. 22). Assoc. Prof. Teera Worathanarat of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine said in a Facebook post that last week, Apr. 14-20, 2024, 1,004 Covid
Read more65 children infected with Rotavirus after playing at Songkran foam party
A SONGKRAN foam party at Suphanburi led to 65 children being hospitalised for nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and high fever after getting infected with Rotavirus with the organisers admitting canal water too was used because tap water was not enough for the event, Sanook.com said today (Apr. 21). The children were admitted to Chao Phraya
Read moreThai navy rescues ailing sailor for Indian ship
THE Thai navy quickly sent an emergency medical team on a boat to an Indian ship, a tanker named Sea Galaxy, and brought one of their sailors who had suffered stroke as it was passing through the Gulf of Thailand to Sattahip, Chonburi, for treatment last night, TV Channel 7 said early this morning
Read moreChinese flocking here for plastic surgery, infertility treatment
THE VISA-FREE access to Thailand by Chinese tourists has led a large number of them inquiring and then deciding to undergo plastic surgery, infertility treatment as well as general medical examination here, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Mar. 30). Mr. Sitthi Panupattnapong, chairman of Synphaet Co. Lt.’s board of directors, said the visa waiver
Read moreRush to help S.Korean tourist who fainted after diving at Similan islands
OFFICIALS in southern coastal Phang Nga province rushed to help a South Korean tourist who lost consciousness and stopped breathing after diving at Similan Islands National Park last night, Amarin TV said this morning (Mar. 25). Phang Nga Port Security Control Centre was alerted at 7 p.m. last night that the South Korean tourist,
Read moreSky Doctor flies ailing German tourist from Koh Samui to Trang
THE SKY DOCTOR service flew a German tourist who had suffered a stroke on Koh Samui to Trang Hospital and saved his life, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Mar. 15). At 11.15 a.m. yesterday National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM) was asked by the Nerendthorn Centre on Koh Samui to send an aircraft
Read moreMinistry issues heatstroke warning as temperature rises
THE PUBLIC HEALTH Ministry issued a heatstroke warning especially those driving or travelling in motorised vehicles as in addition to the hot weather they risk increased exposure to carbon monoxide, which is a toxic gas that affects the nervous system, Matichon newspaper said. Heat also increases the risk of crashes because it can cause
Read moreUrgent course being launched to train 5,000 nurses in 2 years amid severe shortage
AMID a critical shortage of 50,000 nurses nationwide, the Public Health Ministry is now launching an urgent course to train 2,500 of them a year over two years for a total of 5,000 starting next year, TV Channel 7 said late afternoon today (Feb. 21). Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew said senior officials had
Read moreCambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus
By AP and published by US News & World Report Phnom Penh, Cambodia — The brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus, Cambodia’s Health Ministry said on Monday (Feb. 12). The nine-year-old’s death in the northeastern province of Kratie was the first from bird
Read moreDengue fever spike not just in Thailand but Brazil too
AMID AN alert of the likely continuous increase of dengue fever patients in Thailand is that Brazil too is another country currently trying to contain the spread of this disease, Naewna newspaper and BBC said last evening (Feb. 7). Dr. Thongchai Keeratihatthayakorn, head of the Disease Control Department, said last month there were 8,197
Read moreKing Charles’ cancer ‘caught early’, Prince Harry flies in to see him
By Reuters and published by India Today London – King Charles’ cancer was caught early and the whole country is hoping he can make a full recovery, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said today (Feb. 6), as messages of support for the 75-year-old monarch poured in from world leaders. Buckingham Palace revealed on Monday
Read morePM continues working despite suffering from flu
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has caught the flu but will continue working as usual tomorrow (Jan. 31) with there being an appointment for a dinner meeting with military leaders in the evening, TV Channel 7 said today. Srettha met reporters before attending a meeting with Phue Thai MPs at the party’s headquarters and it
Read moreNew Covid JN.1 strain sweeping Thailand
A PROMINENT virologist said this morning (Jan. 11) that a new Covid-19 strain, JN.1, has now taken hold in Thailand and is turning into the most widespread variant as it is highly contagious and this leading to a spike in the number of patients, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre
Read moreMove to reduce agricultural sector’s PM 2.5 emission by 50%
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & Cooperatives plans to reduce a total volume of PM 2.5 emission from the provinces’ agricultural sector by as much as 50% next year. Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao confirmed over the weekend that farmers, particularly those in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and
Read moreYoung Irishman in ICU after being bitten by mosquito in Thailand
By Cian Ó Broin, Irish Independent A YOUNG Irishman holidaying in Thailand for several weeks fell seriously sick after being bitten by a rare species of mosquito while sitting in a taxi to go to a Bangkok airport and catch a flight back home on Nov. 19 and is still in ICU with his
Read moreHospital being probed for allegedly turning away Taiwanese tourist leading to his death
PUBLIC Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew ordered an investigation of a private hospital in Pattanakarn area that allegedly refused to treated a badly injured Taiwanese tourist leading to rescuers taking him to a state hospital much further away and him dying on way, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 12). The unidentified Taiwanese tourist
Read morePublic warned to not believe Covid fake news
THE Thai government warned people not to believe nor share fake news that New Year’s festivities have been cancelled because of an outbreak of a new Covid-19 variant Deltacron (XBC), Naewna newspaper said this morning (Dec. 9). Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said a fake post has been shared
Read moreAir pollution soars across most of Bangkok
THE Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) said at noon today (Nov. 10) satellite data appearing on its “Dust Check” application showed that dangerous particles in the air known as PM 2.5 had soared in 48 of 50 Bangkok districts and exceeded the red code, which is 90 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³),
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