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'Price not issue' in cancer drugs row
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/08/2017
» The Social Security Fund (SSF) says it will not pay for Imatinib, a chemotherapy medication, to treat social security subscribers suffering from medium and critical stages of cancer.
Tuberculosis outbreak at Korat prison
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 30/08/2017
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - About 300 inmates at the Nakhon Ratchasima Central Prison have symptoms of tuberculosis and have been separated from other prisoners.
Trang's funeral posters, both invitation and honour
Methee Muangkaew, Published on 30/08/2017
» TRANG - Large posters on the sides of roads and in public areas announcing details of funerals are a tradition unique to Trang province, and not only invite people to attend, they also honour the deceased.
UK court finds British police broke law in Koh Tao case
Online Reporters, Published on 30/08/2017
» The High Court in London has found the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) violated regulations in supplying information to Thai police working on the Koh Tao murder case.
Sorrayuth's first night in prison passed quietly
King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/08/2017
» Former popular TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, jailed for embezzling state advertising revenue, showed a normal degree of stress on his first night behind bars, according to the governor of Bangkok Remand Prison.
Disabled man drowns saving dog, rescuer also dies
Published on 30/08/2017
» SURIN - A disabled man trying to rescue his dog died in a local weir on Tuesday afternoon, and a village headman trying to save him was also drowned, in Sangkha Buri district.
Thaksin ends silence with philosophical tweet
Online Reporters, Published on 30/08/2017
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra broke his long silence on Wednesday, with a single sentence on his @ThaksinLive Twitter account.
18,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar violence into Bangladesh
Associated Press, Published on 30/08/2017
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- The International Organization for Migration said Wednesday that 18,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled fresh violence in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh, with “hundreds and hundreds” stranded in no man's land at the countries' border.
Welfare cards can be abused to buy cigarettes, liquor
Published on 30/08/2017
» The comptroller-general has admitted the government cannot prevent holders of e-welfare cards using them to buy cigarettes and alcohol.
Thailand offers course for women who marry foreigners
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2017
» The Social Development and Human Security Ministry is offering a free course to help Thai women cope with the highs and lows of interracial marriage and avoid potential scams or falling victim to human trafficking when moving abroad.