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Talat Phlu market reopens after facelift
News, Published on 26/09/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has presided over the opening of Talat Phlu Night Walking Street as part of efforts to revitalise the historic district and stimulate the local economy.
Workers filling Bangkok sinkhole to prevent building collapse
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» Workers were rushing on Thursday to fill the huge sinkhole site on Samsen Road in Bangkok with sandbags and crushed stone to prevent more subsidence and possible collapse of at least one building.
Bumrungrad Heart Institute Elevates Global Standards in Cardiac Care
Published on 24/09/2025
» Cardiovascular disease is a silent killer and a worldwide threat. According to the World Health Organization, 17-18 million people die from heart disease annually, accounting for one-third of all deaths. Moreover, heart disease continues to increase in prevalence among younger people with risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and a high-stress lifestyle. Bumrungrad International Hospital is committed to ensuring the Heart Institute, a specialised centre of medical excellence, remains equipped to address all forms of heart disease. With cutting-edge technology and a multidisciplinary team of specialist physicians, it delivers safe, effective treatments to help patients regain their quality of life.
Keeping universal healthcare strong
Oped, Published on 24/09/2025
» For 23 years, Thailand's universal healthcare scheme, better known as the "gold card", has protected millions from financial ruin, a remarkable achievement that has earned worldwide praise. Yet, the system is not perfect.
Alert sounds over surge in flu, RSV, dengue fever cases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2025
» The Public Health Ministry has voiced alarm over a rise in respiratory illnesses as well as a jump in fatalities from increasing influenza and dengue fever cases.
'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» ELSBETHEN (AUSTRIA) - Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity.
Elderly Britons back in UK after Taliban release
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» LONDON - An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday.
Nation in transition
Life, Published on 20/09/2025
» 'In the next decade, Thailand will become a super-aged society," said Prof Emeritus Pramote Prasartkul, senior adviser to Mahidol University's Institute for Population and Social Research.
Don Muang to get new hospital
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2025
» A new 200-bed hospital in Don Muang district is in the preparatory stage as part of broader efforts to improve the quality of life for vulnerable groups in northern Bangkok.
Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» PARIS - Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.