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Passersby help Pattaya woman sickened by cannabis jelly
News, Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» Local residents in Pattaya came to the rescue of a Thai woman they found disoriented and shaking uncontrollably after consuming cannabis-infused jelly, before she was taken to hospital by police.
Is this the year Laos breaks through?
Published on 02/01/2025
» Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change.
‘Disease X’ in Congo a mix of illnesses
Published on 19/12/2024
» A flu-like illness that has sickened hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a mix of diseases common in the region that have morphed into severe forms in a population weakened by food shortages.
Thailand on alert for ‘Disease X’
Published on 06/12/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health has alerted all its offices to be vigilant about an infectious disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has sickened hundreds of people and has killed at least 79 since late October.
What is mystery 'disease x' and why have dozens died in DR Congo?
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/12/2024
» HONG KONG — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expect to know within days the cause of an infectious disease outbreak termed 'Disease X' that's sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 79, since late October.
Ammonia leak at Pattani ice plant sickens 18
Online Reporters, Published on 13/11/2024
» PATTANI - Local residents were evacuated and schools closed after an ammonia leak at an ice plant sickened 18 people in Muang district of this southern border province on Wednesday.
World leaders condemn shooting at Trump rally, denounce political violence
Published on 14/07/2024
» WASHINGTON - Various world leaders on Saturday condemned the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was shot in the right ear, while one rally attendee and the shooter were left dead.
Health chiefs quell fears over recent flu spate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/06/2024
» Influenza has killed 14 people and sickened more than 180,000 others nationwide since the beginning of this year, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Improving the region's food safety
Oped, Published on 07/06/2024
» In a region with poor food safety standards, policy makers, the private sector and consumers in Asia and the Pacific must do better.
Another 1,000 tonnes of cadmium found in Samut Sakhon
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/04/2024
» Police have discovered another 1,000 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium at a depot in Samut Sakhon and are looking for at least 1,500 more tonnes that are still unaccounted for.