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A weight-loss clinic in the Ram Intra area has been ordered to close for 15 days after an assistant, rather than a licensed doctor, administered a slimming injection to a client, causing severe side effects that led to emergency hospital admission.
The national police chief, Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet, is scheduled to travel to Sangkhla Buri district of Kanchanaburi province today to follow up on the investigation into the death of a 7-year-old girl, Nong Ar-ngoon, who was found dead in a bamboo grove on June 1 after she was reported to have been missing from home for three days.
The Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA) has completed the first delivery of Imcranib 100, a royally bestowed targeted cancer medication, to the National Health Security Office’s (NHSO) main distribution hub, paving the way for nationwide access for Universal Coverage Scheme (gold card) patients.
As the Bangkok governor race enters its final stretch, the capital’s 11 million-plus residents are focused less on who wins than on whether the next administration can overcome the city’s “mega-challenges”.
Clicx Bank, Thailand’s first virtual bank, will begin offering financial services from June 2, marking a giant step for the country into the digital era.
Two insurgents were shot dead by security forces in Kho Pho district of the southern province of Pattani on Thursday, after they refused to surrender and opened fire first, following hours of failed talks.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has issued new regulations regarding the carrying of power banks or lithium-ion batteries on board an aircraft to increase aviation safety in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.
A 54-year-old female tourist from Nonthaburi, who has been missing on Khao Jet Yod mountain, was found dead today, following an intensive four-day search operation.
A massive search operation, involving around 100 forestry officials and local guides, entered its third consecutive day yesterday, as authorities desperately comb the rugged terrain of the Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary for a 54-year-old female tourist who went missing on Khao Jet Yod mountain.
The Pheu Thai party claims that it has no conflict with its main coalition partner, the Bhumjaithai party, over the latter’s decision to withdraw support from Pheu Thai’s constitutional amendments draft.
The Ministry of Commerce has stepped in to help southern shrimp farmers by securing new markets and negotiations under the frameworks of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and ASEAN, after Malaysia temporarily banned imports of five shrimp species from Thailand, effective June 1, out of safety concerns.
Heavy rain is expected across northern Thailand, with very heavy downpours forecast for western parts of the central plains, the southeastern and the southwestern coasts, prompting warnings of flash floods and forest runoff.
Tension at the Thai-Cambodian border at Chong Bok border pass in Nam Yuen district of the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani heightened yesterday, following as close encounter between Thai and Cambodian troops.
Thai police have rescued a 21-year-old Chinese female student from a transnational scam gang, which used her as a ‘virtual kidnapping’ victim to demand about 3 million Hong Kong dollars, or 12.5 million baht, in ransom from her parents in Hong Kong.
Representatives of shrimp farmers across the country plan to rally in front of the Fisheries Department on Thursday and submit a petition to Agriculture Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit over the Malaysian government’s decision to ban the import of five shrimp species from Thailand from June 1.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has warned that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has chosen to close the door on bilateral talks with Thailand by trying to settle the maritime dispute by opting for a compulsory conciliation process, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) framework.
