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Contractor discharges black water into Jomtien sea
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2026
» The contractor hired to improve the drainage system along Jomtien beach faces legal action after an outlet released wastewater that stained the sea black near Pattaya on Monday.
Govt confirms hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2025
» The Department of Disease Control has confirmed that Thailand is facing an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a highly contagious viral disease primarily affecting children under the age of five.
Fifth tourist dies in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/11/2024
» A British woman who fell ill after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos has died, the fifth foreign national now suspected to have died in the incident.
Australian teen dies from toxic alcohol in Laos
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/11/2024
» An Australian teenager died on Thursday after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos, the fourth foreign national now suspected to have died in the incident.
Aussie women gravely ill from tainted booze in Laos
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/11/2024
» Two young Australian women are fighting for their lives in Thai hospitals after drinking tainted alcohol in the tourist town of Vang Vieng in Laos.
Häagen-Dazs ice cream worth B12m destroyed
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/10/2022
» Häagen-Dazs ice cream products worth 12 million baht were destroyed in Samut Prakan on Monday although their samples were not found to be contaminated.
Factory blaze residents return home
R May, Published on 08/07/2021
» Residents living within a 2- to 5-kilometre radius of burnt-out Ming Dih Chemical Co in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan have been allowed to return home.
AFP Fact Check: false Coronavirus stories spread
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2020
» PARIS - A deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 4,500 people and spread to 15 countries since emerging in China, has also spawned many false claims on social media.
Health dept warns about penis enlargement
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/07/2019
» The Department of Health Service Support has warned men of the dangers of unapproved injections intended to enlarge their penis, saying it could lead to severe infection and even cancer.
41% of sampled fruits, vegetables contaminated
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2019
» An annual survey of vegetables and fruits found high toxic contamination on 41% of sampled vegetables and fruits, and the problem was bigger at retail stores than wet markets.