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New cannabis controls ban most smoking in shops
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2025
» The public health minister's new regulation on the sale and use of cannabis products includes a ban on smoking inside cannabis shops unless under medical supervision.
Order signed on need for doctor’s prescription for cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/06/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday he had signed an order restricting cannabis use to strictly medical purposes.
Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.
XEC variant of Covid-19 'spreading 7 times faster than the flu'
R May, Published on 21/05/2025
» The Public Health Ministry is closely watching the XEC variant of Covid-19, which is spreading seven times faster than regular flu.
Two doctors face suspension in Thaksin hospital case
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2025
» The Medical Council of Thailand has said it plans to suspend two doctors and issue a warning to a third after concluding that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was not critically ill, which had been cited as the reason for him to serve his prison sentence in a hospital.
Hospital chief faces drunk-driving probe
Published on 02/05/2025
» A Chaiyaphum hospital director is facing an investigation as well as criminal charges for allegedly driving drunk and crashing his vehicle into a roadside food shop, seriously injuring two people.
Holiday traffic accidents claim 215 lives in 5 days
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/01/2025
» New Year holiday traffic accidents claimed 215 lives and injured 1,354 people across Thailand in five days from Dec 27 to 31.
Drunk driver kills policeman, injures nine outside school
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2024
» A drunk 75-year-old drove his car into a crowd in front of a Nakhon Ratchasima school, killing a policeman and injuring nine other people, late Monday afternoon.
Doctor accused of slapping nurse
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/08/2024
» A doctor at Mae Lao district hospital in Chiang Rai province has been accused of assaulting a nurse, leading to other staff wearing black in protest.
Duo who assaulted Phuket officer back in New Zealand
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/07/2024
» Two brothers from New Zealand who were facing multiple charges after an assault on a police officer in Phuket are back home after spending nearly four months in detention in Thailand.