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Thonburi prison inmate dies of mpox
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/02/2026
» A male prison inmate, 44, with underlying diseases including HIV died of monkeypox at Thonburi Remand Prison early last week, and about 100 other inmates and personnel are under observation, according to health authorities.
Inmate at Thonburi prison suspected of having mpox
Online Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026
» A newly admitted inmate at Thonburi Remand Prison in Bangkok is suspected of having mpox, the Department of Corrections reported on Saturday.
Ministry steps up Nipah virus vigilance
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/02/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health has intensified preventive and surveillance measures against the Nipah virus, even as authorities stress that the risk of infection in the country remains very low.
Airport screening fails to detect any Nipah infections
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/01/2026
» Health officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport have not found any passengers exhibiting symptoms of Nipah virus infection following enhanced screening of travellers arriving from India, amid heightened regional surveillance following cases reported in West Bengal.
Thai bats carry Nipah virus, but the danger comes from infected tourists
Online Reporters, Published on 26/01/2026
» 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.
Overcoming that temptation to light up
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 20/11/2025
» A Malaysian survivor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has shared his experience of his decades-long struggle with smoking cigarettes and the health scare that finally convinced him to quit.
CPF’s Overseas Growth Lifts Nine-Month Profit
Published on 14/11/2025
» Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) posted a net profit of THB 24.1 billion for the first nine months of 2025, a 57% increase from the same period last year. The rise was driven largely by overseas operations, which now account for two-thirds of the company’s total sales.
Fake doctor arrested for running Bangkok clinic illegally for 10 years
Published on 14/11/2025
» A man who has been posing as a medical doctor for 10 years and his assistant were arrested at a medical clinic in Bangkok’s Min Buri district.
Clinic probed after feverish toddler scalded
Online Reporters, Published on 30/10/2025
» CHON BURI - Authorities are investigating a private clinic in Bo Win district of this eastern province after a father alleged staff poured hot water on his feverish three-and-a-half-year-old son, causing third-degree burns.
Thai influenza cases surge past 700,000 with 61 deaths
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 09/10/2025
» Thailand’s Department of Disease Control has sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in influenza cases, which have now surpassed 700,000 nationwide, with 61 deaths reported.