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Sirikit Dam opens taps to make room for looming deluge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2025
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) said it has increased the amount of water being discharged from the Sirikit Dam in Uttaradit province to prepare for heavy rains expected next week.
Royal honours for medical innovators
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/01/2024
» Italian Professor Dr Napoleone Ferrara in medicine and American Prof Dr Barry H Rumack in public health were presented with the Prince Mahidol Award for 2023 by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at a ceremony on Wednesday.
First cases of Kraken detected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2023
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has found two cases of a new sub-variant of Omicron, XBB.1.5, which has a strong transmission capacity.
New Omicron sub-variants detected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/10/2022
» Two people who recently arrived in Thailand from abroad tested positive for Omicron's immune-evasive XBB sub-variant, according to the Department of Medical Science.
Airports step up Covid surveillance on arrivals from Hong Kong, Singapore
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/10/2022
» Health officials at airports are conducting random Covid-19 tests on passengers with respiratory symptoms from Hong Kong and Singapore to detect Omicron's new XBB subvariant, according to disease control authorities.
Virus choices stark, say experts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/03/2020
» Thailand now faces the dilemma of ending up like Italy with a soaring number of Covid-19 patients overwhelming hospitals or becoming like Japan which has been able to contain the spread of the virus, a noted medical expert has warned.
Small fishing operators caught in EU dragnet
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/08/2019
» With 116 kilometres of coastline, Pattani is home to one of the largest fisheries in the far South. The abundant seafood hauled from the 5,000-rai Pattani Bay has long been a crucial source of income for local communities.