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Trouble beneath the calm surface
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2025
» Under the scorching sun, the Kok River glimmers as it winds its way through the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, before flowing into the Mekong River. Once a lifeline for local farms, fisheries, and tourism, the river is now a source of fear and uncertainty.
OIC urged to reconsider co-payment health insurance scheme
Post Reporters, Published on 24/03/2025
» The Thailand Consumer Council (TCC) has called on the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) to reconsider the controversial co-payment health insurance rule, arguing it is unfair to consumers and fails to address the root of the problem.
Alert sounds over cholera outbreak in Myanmar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered surveillance measures to be stepped up along the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak following a cholera outbreak in Myanmar.
Excessive cadmium levels found in foundry workers
Post Reporters, Published on 08/04/2024
» Excessive cadmium levels have been found in workers at the foundries in Samut Sakhon province where mishandled cadmium waste was first discovered last week, as officials continue to check for contamination in two provinces.
'Gold card' pharmacy scheme helps patients avoid hospital
Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2023
» The Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI) is satisfied with the first-year implementation of the Extra Plus project, which allows members of the gold card universal healthcare scheme to receive medicine at pharmacies near their home for free.
Thailand safe from deadly 'Congo fever'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/07/2023
» No cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) infection have been detected in Thailand, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
FDA on alert for deadly cough syrup
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/10/2022
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a warning from the World Health Organization (WHO) about four Indian-made cough syrups linked to the deaths of 165 children who died in The Gambia and Indonesia.
Covid to be downgraded from Oct 1
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2022
» The government is ready to announce the downgrade of Covid-19 from a dangerous communicable disease to one that is "communicable under surveillance" from Oct 1, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Rescued tiger cub 'recovering well'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/04/2022
» A four-month-old tiger cub, seized from wildlife traffickers in Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi province on Tuesday night, has begun to recover from her illnesses.
DDC warning as dengue strikes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2022
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is warning that this year's seasonal outbreak of dengue may be more severe than usual, following three early deaths in 2022 -- already half the tally for the whole of 2021.