A second round of Type A (H1N1) influenza has emerged in Thailand this month, as a third of the soldiers in a Phetchabun army base and many schoolchildren in Nakhon Ratchasima, Samut Prakan and other provinces have shown flu-like symptoms. Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai said Thursday that the ministry instructed hospitals to prepare stocks […]
BANGKOK – THOUSANDS arrived in busloads to pray outside a Bangkok hospital on Friday for the swift recovery of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a day after concerns about his health sparked the biggest slide in a year in Thai stock prices. As Thais queued up to sign get-well books at Siriraj Hospital where the world’s […]
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) — Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s “general condition is good,” the royal household said, dousing speculation that the 81-year-old monarch’s health had worsened during a 26-day stay in a hospital. “A further period of recovery of lung pneumonia is necessary, as in case of the elderly,” a faxed statement from the Royal Household […]
BANGKOK — Initial reports into how a Thai train derailed, killing several people and injuring almost 90 near a coastal resort, suggest the driver may have fallen asleep, the state railway said Tuesday. The overnight passenger train, travelling from southern Trang province to Bangkok, came off the tracks in heavy rain 13 kilometres (eight miles) […]
A train bounding for Bangkok from Trang derailed in Prachuab Khiri Khan on Monday morning, killing at least seven passengers and injuring many others. The accident happened at about 4.45am at Khao Tao station in the province’s Hua Hin district. A Nation reporter at the scene said that ten of 15 compartments derailed. The train […]
His Majesty the King has recovered from his fever and is now eating and sleeping well, the Royal Household Bureau says. His body temperature has returned to normal and the medical team has reduced his intravenous drip and antibiotics intake, the bureau said yesterday in its fourth statement since His Majesty entered hospital. The King […]
The 81-year-old king of Thailand has been admitted to hospital suffering from a fever. Doctors said King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-serving monarch, had shown signs of fatigue and was being treated with antibiotics. King Bhumibol is deeply revered by most Thais and his health is a matter of public anxiety. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva […]
BANGKOK, Sept 20 (TNA) – His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been hospitalised with fever and fatigue, according to the first statement issued by the Royal Household Bureau on Sunday evening. The King is experiencing fever and fatigue and has lost appetite, the statement said. His physician are diagnosing the cause of his condition while […]
