BANGKOK, 17 February 2011 (NNT)-Assistant Professor Kamthorn Malatham of Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine revealed a new mutation that makes bacteria resistant to every antibiotic known to man has become more prevalent and soon no treatment will be able to cure patients who have them. Assistant Professor Kamthorn said from his observation in Thailand that […]
BANGKOK, 17 February 2011 (NNT)-The Ministry of Interior has picked next week to get all drug addicts across Thailand clean. Deputy Permanent Secretary for Interior Mr Surapong Pongtadsirikul has disclosed that there are approximately 30,000 drug addicts who have not been treated so far since the 3rd phase of the drugs eradication program has begun. […]
BANGKOK, Feb 16 – Thai Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Banh will hold talks on establishing a permanent ceasefire along their countries’ disputed border as urged by the United Nations Security Council, said a senior Thai foreign ministry official on Wednesday. Chavanond Intarakomalayasut, a secretary to the Thai foreign minister, […]
An army officer who commanded soldiers during the “krachab puenti” (seizing back the area) operation against red-shirt protesters on April 10, 2010, says he regrets the loss of lives but his men were overwhelmed by numbers and attacked by unknown assailants using guns and explosives. Col Thammanoon Withee, head of the 1st Army Command’s Operations […]
Five Thai soldiers were wounded, one seriously, when Cambodian soldiers attacked their post near Phu Ma Khua, near a disputed area in Si Sa Ket province, on Tuesday morning, 2nd Army Region commander Tawatchai Samutsakhon said on Tuesday. Lt-Gen Tawatchai said the Cambodians attacked about 5am on Tuesday, only hours after the United Nations Security […]
A joint trade fair to be held in Cambodia this week will go ahead as scheduled despite military clashes at the border near Preah Vihear Temple, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said Tuesday. “Trades with Thailand are still normal,” he said during opening the construction of a 144-km road in Banteay Meanchey province […]
14 February 2011 – Voicing grave concern about the recent armed clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, the Security Council today urged the South-East Asian neighbours to establish a permanent ceasefire following closed-door talks on the situation. “The members of the Security Council called on the two sides to display maximum restraint and avoid any action […]
Two F16 fighters of the Thai air force taking part in the Cobra Gold 2011 exercise crashed on Monday morning in Chaiyaphum, but both pilots ejected safely, air force spokesman Monthon Satchukorn said. Air Marshal Monthon said the two F16s disappeared from radar at 10.20am. They were part of a flight of four F16s which […]
