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Supat probe finds ATK breaches
Post Reporters, Published on 01/02/2026
» Leaked documents have revealed the findings of an inquiry into the procurement of antigen test kits (ATKs) by Supat Hasuwannakit, citing the use of privately supplied kits prior to retroactive procurement and the splitting of purchases to bypass approval limits.
'ATK doctor' faces wait for inquiry results
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin denied any knowledge of the disciplinary committee's findings regarding antigen test kit (ATK) procurement by a well-known doctor in 2021, stating that the results have not yet been submitted to him.
Doctor faces dismissal over 'irregularities' in ATK project
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2025
» Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Saba Yoi Hospital in Songkhla and president of the Rural Doctor Society, says he faces dismissal from government service over alleged irregularities in the procurement of antigen test kits (ATKs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid cases surge to 33k in Thailand, with 6k in Bangkok
Post Reporters, Published on 19/05/2025
» Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand spiked to 33,030 last week, with at least 6,000 cases in Bangkok, according to the Department of Disease Control.
Virus shuts another big school
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/07/2022
» Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School will suspend onsite classes and return to remote learning next week after more than 900 of its students recently contracted Covid-19.
Paetongtarn tests positive
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/06/2022
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party's chief of the Inclusion and Innovation Adviser Committees, has contracted Covid-19 after visiting her father, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in Singapore on Saturday.
Labour pact allows 160k migrants in
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/06/2022
» More than 160,000 migrant workers will be brought into Thailand without requiring quarantine courtesy of a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a bid to stem illegal border crossers searching for employment, according to the Labour Ministry.
Govt drops reports of ATK-positive cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2022
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has stopped reporting Covid-19 infections using rapid antigen test kits (ATK) and plans to report only cases that require hospitalisation.
More border checkpoints set to open
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2022
» The Thai-Myanmar Township Border Committee (TBC) agreed to open the Mae Sai and other border checkpoints on June 1 to boost local economies and resume cross-border trade.
Opening of borders aids economies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/05/2022
» The Thai-Malaysia border checkpoints in Songkla and Satun have seen lots of tourist traffic which has assisted the recovery of local economies, said a government spokeswoman.