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Thai bats carry Nipah virus, but danger comes from infected tourists
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2026
» Some Thai fruit bats carry a strong strain of the Nipah virus, but the bigger danger comes from infected people arriving from countries where there is an outbreak of the disease, health authorities said on Monday.
Nipah screening at airports, travel warning for India
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2026
» Disease control has been intensified at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket airports, screening travellers from West Bengal in India where there is a confirmed outbreak of the potentially deadly Nipah virus disease.
Most of Thailand under flood alert; Vietnam closes airports
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2025
» Disaster mitigation authorities have warned people in Bangkok and 65 provinces of possible flooding from Friday to Sunday due to incoming Storm Kalmaegi.
Typhoon Matmo to bring heavy rain to Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/10/2025
» Typhoon Matmo has intensified over the upper South China Sea and made landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.
Thai Airways plane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/05/2025
» A Frankfurt-bound Thai Airways International flight discharged fuel shortly after takeoff and returned to land at Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan due to a technical issue on Sunday afternoon.
UK murder investigation tied to 2012 Pattaya assault
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/03/2025
» Detectives investigating the murder of a British man who died after a serious assault in Thailand 13 years ago are asking for new information about the case.
Unsafe air covers Thailand again
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/01/2025
» Unsafe levels of ultrafine dust were reported in 70 of the 77 provinces on Tuesday, with the worst air pollution detected in Greater Bangkok.
Cold spell ‘to last until mid-February’
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2025
» Cold weather in Thailand will last until mid-February as a result of the La Nina phenomenon, and this summer will not be as hot as previous years, experts say.
Storm Soulik to bring heavy rain until Monday
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» A depression near the upper Vietnamese coast has developed into Tropical Storm Soulik and is expected to cause heavy downpours across Thailand until Monday, according to the Meteorological Department.
Thai lawyers to sue over tilapia invasion
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/08/2024
» The Lawyers Council of Thailand is planning to file a lawsuit against private companies and state agencies which are responsible for the spread of blackchin tilapia, an invasive species from west Africa which is quickly taking over the country's waterways.