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Bogus ‘healers’ could face legal action
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/05/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health has warned people who claim to have healing powers that they can face charges with jail terms of up to eight years.
Deputy school director held for drug trafficking
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/03/2024
» The deputy director of a school in Nonthaburi and his close associate have been arrested for allegedly selling illicit drugs to customers, mostly civil servants.
Five bogus doctors arrested in clinic raids
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/03/2024
» Five bogus doctors and a clinic owner have been arrested during raids on eight unregistered cosmetic and medical clinics in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Around world, doctors battle impersonators
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» A Thai doctor endorsing a dubious diabetes treatment, a Filipino physician touting crotch-enhancing underwear, a doctor in the United States sparking off anti-vaccine conspiracies -- they are all victims of identity theft plaguing health professionals.
Bogus doctor arrested at Bangkok beauty clinic
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/06/2023
» A 33-year-old man claiming to be a doctor has been arrested for illegally giving filler injections and other unlicensed services during a raid on a beauty clinic in Chatuchak district of Bangkok.
Major arrest opens Pandora's Box of crimes
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/04/2023
» The arrest of a 53-year-old Chinese woman with Thai citizenship and a long history of alleged criminal activities means more to police than just busting a document forgery ring.
Philippine social media users face barrage of bogus medical posts
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» MANILA - Philippine vlogger Rosanel Demasudlay holds a heart-shaped "virginity soap" bar in front of the camera and assures her hundreds of YouTube followers it can be safely used to "tighten" their vaginas.
No end in sight
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/01/2023
» Re: "230m baht assets impounded, arrests in major drug suppression operation," (BP, Jan 3).
Shoddy army purchases
News, Postbag, Published on 18/12/2022
» Re: "Navy still unsure about China sub engine," (BP, Dec 16).
Bogus cosmetic doctor arrested, again
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/05/2022
» A 30-year-old woman who has been prosecuted many times for falsely claiming to be a cosmetic doctor, using bogus qualifications to get jobs at beauty clinics, has again been arrested by police.