By Agencies and published by CNA THAILAND confirmed on Thursday (Aug. 22) Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the country from Africa. The patient landed in Bangkok on Aug. 14 and was sent to hospital with mpox symptoms. The Department of Disease
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Several ‘big name’ favourites pass first round of senatorial election
WITH the first round of the triple-tired senatorial election having proceeded smoothly today (June 9) as expected several “big name” favourites were chosen and crossed to the next round, Amarin TV said. Among them were former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, who is de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s brother-in-law, and former election commissioner
Read moreNewin’s sister Usanee fails to pass first round of senatorial election
WITH THE first stage of the triple-tired senatorial election underway nationwide today (June 9) an unexpected development occurred in Buriram with de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob’s sister Usanee Chidchob failing to get chosen by fellow contestants, Naewna newspaper said. Under the rules adopted by the Election Commission, each of 46,000-plus contestants vying to
Read moreAir pollution worsens in Chiang Mai as forest fires rage non-stop
FOREST fires are raging non-stop at a national park in Chiang Mai’s Hot district today (Feb. 12) leading to the PM2.5 pollution level soaring to 167 micrograms per cubic metre while AQI is as high as 277, TV Channel 7 said. Chiang Mai Governor Nirat Pongsitthaworn offered a 10,000 baht cash reward to anyone
Read moreFirst domestic Covid-19 case after 100 days
A LOCALLY TRANSMITTED case of Covid-19 has been found in Bangkok after the country passed 100 days without any domestic transmission with the patient being a male inmate who was undergoing the first step of the detention process when the infection was discovered, Sanook.com reported this evening (Sept. 3, 2020). Speaking at an urgent press
Read moreFearful Krabi strictly screens first group of Bangkok bus passengers
TRANSPORT officials at the popular southern coastal province of Krabi mounted stringent screening of the first group of bus passengers to arrive there from Bangkok this morning (June 10) after inter-provincial bus services started up again in a big effort to prevent a second outbreak of Covid-19, Naewna newspaper reported. When passengers disembarked from their
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