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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.
Hundreds of vendors at Chatuchak market given deadline to move
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/02/2025
» City Hall has told 529 stallholders near the clock tower at Chatuchak weekend market they must move out by April 30 to make way for planned redevelopment.
Bangkok taxi driver slashes passenger's face
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/01/2025
» A Bangkok taxi driver reportedly used a fruit knife to slash a passenger’s face after he slammed the car door in response to the driver's refusal to serve his group.
TEST YOURSELF: The artist giving the junta headaches
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2020
» Headache Stencil wants to annoy the government
Man held for beating, stripping woman
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/05/2019
» LAMPANG: A young man was caught for allegedly assaulting a woman, taking off her clothes and then dumping her motorcycle in a reservoir in a fit of anger over the woman’s refusal to pay him 1,000 baht for the sale of drugs.
PM refuses to join election debates
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/02/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday rejected politicians' calls for him to take part in policy debates, saying he is too busy with his work.
Girl, 6, dies in mum's arms after stomachache at school
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/09/2018
» A grieving mother has called for justice for her 6-year-old daughter, who died on Monday night after she suffered an acute stomachache at school but was not sent to hospital for treatment.
Thailand threatens to quit Pisa test
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/06/2018
» Thailand may boycott the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) this August if the test organiser refuses to allow the Education Ministry to proofread the translated examination papers in advance.
Taxi rate hike could lower refusal rate, TDRI argues
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/06/2018
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has suggested a new 50-satang-per-minute taxi fare hike to increase the income of drivers and reduce the likelihood of them refusing passengers.