Preliminary blood tests show that a woman hospitalised after showing symptoms indicative of an Ebola infection does not have the virus. Public health permanent secretary Narong Sahametapat said late Tuesday that the 24-year-old woman, who returned recently from Guinea, would be tested again on Thursday with final results known this week. Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK, Sept 2 – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health suspects a Guinean woman aged 24 of contracting the Ebola virus disease (EVD) and her blood test will verify its suspicion. Dr Narong Sahametapat, Permanent Secretary for Public Health, said that the Guinean woman had a high temperature three days after her arrival in Thailand. Read […]
Following a spate of recent road accidents, the tests for obtaining a Thai driving license are set to become tougher as of the 1st June. Responding to a new policy set out by the Department of Land Transport, the Chonburi/Banglamung Branch is planning to extend the number of training hours from four to 12 or […]
As promised, the local police in Pattaya are playing their part in the crack down on drink driving over the Song Kran Festive season and this weekend saw Traffic police and volunteers stopping vehicles to check both drivers and passengers. Drivers are being checked for alcohol levels and breathalyzer test kits have been issued to […]
The doctor who conducted blood tests suggesting that Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya might have used cocaine will be summoned for questioning Tuesday. Vorayuth is believed to be behind the September 3 hit-and-run accident that killed Thong Lor policeman Pol Snr Sgt-Major Wichian Klanprasert. Read more: The Nation
The operation chief of the government’s water drainage test has denied reports that the current flooding in Ayutthaya is the result of the test that started on Wednesday. Royol Chitradon said the flooding in the province was caused by heavy rains. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, Aug 30 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday assured Bankok residents of a flood-free capital during the planned three consecutive days of drainage tests early next month. She was apparently referring to a warning by Deputy Bangkok Governor Teerachon Manomaipibul who said the test, scheduled for Sept 5-7, will coincide with the monthly […]
Nine women and Three men were arrested at a Pattaya Police Checkpoint in Central Pattaya late on Wednesday Night. The Checkpoint was located inside Soi Nokow and after just a few minutes, the first of the 12 suspects was pulled over and subjected to a roadside drugs test. Read more: Pattaya One
