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PCD targets Dec 10 Hat Yai clean-up
News, Chairith Yonpiam and Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/12/2025
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has set a target of Dec 10 to clear 11,000 tonnes of flood waste in Hat Yai amid rising health and safety concerns.
19 students hospitalised after eating school lunch
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 09/06/2025
» Nineteen students at a secondary school in Prachin Buri province were rushed to hospital on Monday afternoon suffering from acute diarrhoea and vomiting after eating the provided school lunch.
Trouble beneath the calm surface
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2025
» Under the scorching sun, the Kok River glimmers as it winds its way through the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, before flowing into the Mekong River. Once a lifeline for local farms, fisheries, and tourism, the river is now a source of fear and uncertainty.
Alert sounds over cholera outbreak in Myanmar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered surveillance measures to be stepped up along the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak following a cholera outbreak in Myanmar.
Govt tracking cholera cases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health has set up an emergency operations centre (EOC) to monitor the cholera situation following two suspected cases found at hospitals in Tak province.
Public Health Ministry warns of Afghan illness
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/10/2024
» The Public Health Ministry is stepping up surveillance of incoming travellers from Afghanistan in a bid to prevent the spread of an unknown infectious disease.
Travellers urged to monitor for symptoms of bird flu
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/06/2024
» Thailand has had no reports of bird flu in humans, according to the Department of Disease Control, but authorities suggest people returning from areas where there has been an H5N2 outbreak should self-monitor.
8 factory workers found with cadmium poisoning
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/04/2024
» Excessive cadmium levels have been found in eight workers at a smelting factory in Samut Sakhon province, where mishandled cadmium waste was first discovered last week, as officials continue to check for contamination in two provinces.
Anthrax warning issued after Lao report
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/03/2024
» The Department of Livestock Development is warning the public not to consume uncooked meat after a news report about an anthrax outbreak in Laos was published, according to Kenika Ounjit, a deputy government spokeswoman.
Thailand safe from deadly 'Congo fever'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/07/2023
» No cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) infection have been detected in Thailand, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).