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Sharp rise in illnesses as air pollution grips Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2026
» Authorities have warned that this year's haze crisis in Chiang Mai is among the most severe in recent years, with pollution-related illnesses more than doubling. More than 1.6 million vulnerable people across 11 provinces have been affected.
Thailand threatens vapers with tougher legal action
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/04/2025
» The Thai government will take tougher action against e-cigarette smokers, who can be charged with receiving smuggled products.
Missing Japanese man ‘died last year’
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/08/2024
» A Japanese businessman reported missing in Thailand by his mother was found to have died in Chiang Mai last year, according to police.
Eye infections in luxury condo linked to dirty water
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/07/2024
» The managers of a luxury condominium in Bangkok are in hot water after tap water resulted in eye infections in as many as 200 residents.
Govt sends out PM2.5 alert
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/12/2023
» The Interior Ministry has ordered provincial authorities to immediately start preventive measures against PM2.5 now the country has entered the high-pollution risk season.
'Clean air' doctor dies of lung cancer
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/12/2023
» A 29-year-old Chiang Mai doctor who advocated for an end to air pollution died from lung cancer on Tuesday.
Paetongtarn worried about Thaksin's heart condition
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/08/2023
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday her father Thaksin would stay at the Police General Hospital, not move to a private hospital, but she was worried about his heart condition.
Jatuporn wants CCTV footage of 'sick' Thaksin
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2023
» Political activist Jatuporn Prompan has demanded the Department of Corrections (DoC) and the Police General Hospital release CCTV footage to prove that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is really ill.
Thaksin has private room on prison medical ward
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/08/2023
» Thaksin Shinawatra is in a private room on the medical ward of Bangkok Remand Prison and being monitored around the clock because of four underlying health conditions including heart and lung problems, the head of the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.
Covid-19 cases, deaths rise
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2023
» The number of Covid-19 inpatients continued to increase and fatalities also rose over the past week, when schools reopened, the Department of Disease Control reported on Monday.