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Thai bats carry Nipah virus, but danger comes from infected tourists
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2026
» Some Thai fruit bats carry a strong strain of the Nipah virus, but the bigger danger comes from infected people arriving from countries where there is an outbreak of the disease, health authorities said on Monday.
Accused German dental clinic assailant arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/03/2025
» A German man accused of assaulting several dentists has been arrested in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Singer 'died of blood poisoning' after massages
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/12/2024
» A young singer who died after three sessions at a local massage parlour that included neck twisting had died from blood poisoning and an autopsy is needed to determine the actual facts of her death, the provincial health chief said on Monday.
German falls to death from Pattaya hotel
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2024
» A German man fell to his death from a luxury hotel in Pattaya on Wednesday night. This is the fourth such incident involving a person falling to their death in Pattaya this month.
Jailed activist weakened by hunger strike dies
Published on 15/05/2024
» Jailed activist Netiporn “Boong” Sanesangkhom, 28, was pronounced dead at Thammasat University Hospital late Tuesday morning, over three months after she had started a dry hunger strike.
Police recruit claims physical, mental abuse
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/03/2024
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau is investigating a complaint from a newly recruited policewoman that she was repeatedly abused physically and mentally during her first year of training.
Police suspect suicide in model's death
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2024
» Police believe that the death of Prawrawee “Yoko” Sahatthatphong, a 28-year-old motor show model, was due to suicide, after a cyanide bottle and a suicide note were found at the scene.
Weed for wellness touted
R May, Published on 21/12/2023
» Thailand is in need of a "holistic wellness" approach to capitalise on the use of cannabis to boost tourism, according to Dr Kampon Sriwatanakul, chairman of the Thailand National Charter of Health.
Suspected shooter's modified gun designed to fire blanks
Gareth Evans, Published on 04/10/2023
» A teenager suspected of killing two and wounding five others in a Bangkok shopping mall shooting had modified a handgun that was designed to fire only blanks, police said on Wednesday.
Thailand's 3rd monkeypox case found in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/08/2022
» Thailand's third case of monkeypox has been found in Phuket, Department of Disease Control director-general Opas Karnkawinpong said on Wednesday.