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Accusations fly over poor health of seized elephants
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/03/2012
» Blame for the death of one elephant and the poor health of 15 others confiscated from an elephant park is being passed between the park operators and state officials.
Flood aid refusal 'was self defeating'
Spectrum, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/04/2012
» British ambassador Asif Ahmad has offered a forthright critique of the government's handling of last year's flood crisis, saying it should have asked for international help and better communicated information to the public.
Disease pandemic fears rise as migrant workers go unchecked
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/05/2012
» Fears are rising over the spread of serious communicable diseases among migrant workers as the government's policy on nationality verification does not require them to undergo annual health checks.
Academics: Revise Dawei plan
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/08/2012
» The Thai government and contractor Italian-Thai Development should revise their plan for the Dawei port and industrial complex in Myanmar to reflect the impact on residents of both countries, say academics.
Volunteers lend migrants hope
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/08/2014
» For immigrant workers in packed-out hospitals, public health workers are a sight for sore eyes.
Doctors back drivers' licence curbs
Published on 09/09/2014
» The Medical Council of Thailand on Tuesday threw support behind an attempt of the Land Transport Department to amend the health requirements for driving licence applicants.
Marriage Part III: Till death do us part
Spectrum, Published on 21/09/2014
» The cigar-smoking sage Groucho Marx astutely observed that “marriage is the leading cause of divorce”. The phrase “till death do us part” is a worthy sentiment, but in practice there are almost always other off-ramps. Thai law provides explicitly that a marriage can end in one of three ways: death, divorce or by being cancelled by the court (annulment). The first is self-explanatory; this week we’ll look at the second.
Nation 'needs antibiotics plan'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/11/2014
» Sensible national policies on antibiotic use to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are urgently needed to tackle the problem of drug resistance threatening Thailand and other Asean countries, heath experts warn.
Man with suspected Ebola on the run
Online Reporters, Published on 24/11/2014
» Police and health authorities are searching for a man who arrived from Sierra Leone and was suspected of carrying the Ebola virus disease, after he failed to report for daily physical checkups from Nov 16.
Man flees monitoring for Ebola
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/11/2014
» The Royal Thai Police and Immigration Bureau have ordered an urgent search for a 31-year-old man from Sierra Leone who lost contact with health officials while being monitored for the Ebola virus.