BANGKOK, 11 June 2011 (NNT) – The Bureau of the Royal Household issued the 44th announcement on His Majesty the King’s health condition, following his regular eye examination at the Ratanin Eye Hospital on 10 June 2011. The team of royal physicians reported that His Majesty’s general condition was good, with his body temperature, blood […]
BANGKOK, June 11 — E. coli bacteria was found in kohlrabi (commonly known as German turnip) imported from northern Europe, and it will take between three to five days for laboratory tests to determine whether or not the strain is hazardous, a senior public health ministry official announced today. Dr Sathaporn Wongcharoen, director-general of Medical […]
Preliminary results of clinical trials of a vaccine for haemorrhagic dengue fever in 4,000 children in Thailand have shown promising results, a Mahidol University researcher revealed yesterday. The study was started in 2009 by a team from Mahidol University, Ratchaburi Hospital and the Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department. The team is carrying out an […]
TUI Nordic, a leading Scandinavian tour operator, is urging Thai hotels to diversify their client base, saying too large a share for any one particular group could make some guests from other countries uncomfortable. Chief executive Christian Clemens said a nascent problem has been perceived in terms of one group of guests dominating the hotel […]
BANGKOK, June 10 (Bernama) — The general who led the bloodless coup to topple Thaksin Shinawatra’s government in 2006 is willing to join the latter’s sister if her party leads the next Thai government. General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, leader of the Matubhum party, said his party was prepared to join either the Democrat-led government or Pheu […]
Flight attendants of Thai Airways stage a protest against the company’s plan to cut operational costs by reducing the number of cabin crew on aircraft. Meanwhile, the airline’s labor union denies any involvement in the protest. Over 100 cabin crew members of national carrier Thai Airways International, led by Thai Crew Club chairman Jirayuth Phuchongkasamut, […]
Tensions rise as Army chief fumes after soldiers on anti-narcotics mission are threatened Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha issued a stern warning to the Pheu Thai Party yesterday, raising pre-election tension after a Bangkok Pheu Thai candidate and his men allegedly threatened soldiers on an anti-narcotics mission. In one of his strongest remarks yet to […]
Hundreds of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals have been arrested across Asia in an international operation targeting telephone scam artists, officials in several countries said Friday. Most of the arrests were in Indonesia and Cambodia where 177 and 166 people respectively were held in a cross-border crackdown on criminals using Internet phone services to trick thousands […]
