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The Thai public are no strangers to financial scandals. But when police held a press conference on November 23 and announced arrest warrants for Dr Boon Vanasin, 86, the founder and former chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG), it sent shockwaves.
In a move observers warn could reignite Thailand’s political conflict, media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul has pledged to mobilise street protests “for the last time” to unseat the government led by the daughter of his long-time adversary, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
While medical advances now allow people with HIV to live normal lives, the fear of being stigmatised remains as intense as ever.
The ASEAN Informal Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will be held on January 18–19 in Langkawi, according to informed diplomatic sources.
A bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is believed to be responsible for the attack on a German woman in the sea off Nang Thong Beach in Takua Pa district of Phang-nga province on Friday, according to the Phuket Marine Fisheries Research and Development Centre.
The search has resumed today for two Russian nationals who were swept into the sea by high waves from a popular viewpoint at Bo Phut Beach on Samui Island on Friday.
The death toll in the accident at the construction site of the Bang Khun Thian-Ban Phaeo elevated motorway in Samut Sakhon province has increased to six, two Thais and four Myanmar migrant workers.
Creditors of Thai Airways International (THAI) approved, by majority vote on Friday, the two additional rehabilitation plan administrators proposed by the Finance Ministry.
Flooding in southern provinces may last into the new year before the situation improves, according to Dr. Royboon Rassameethes, director of the Hydro-Informatics Institute.
Cambodia has charged six political activists deported from Thailand on with treason in what their relatives and supporters called a case of cross-border persecution, according to Radio Free Asia.
Airlines operating domestic flights in Thailand have agreed to offer a special 30% discount on air tickets for passengers traveling to key destinations during the upcoming New Year festival.
Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday, to participate in the Bangkok Marathon on Sunday, part of a collaboration to position Thailand as Asia’s premier destination for runners worldwide.
Four hospitals in Pattani province were closed down today and in-patients were evacuated to field hospitals as floodwaters in the province are steadily rising, making it impossible for medical staff to reach the hospitals, according to Dr Anurak Saraparb, the provincial medical chief.
The Cabinet approved, in principle, an increase in the cost of living subsidy for the elderly and disabled today, to a maximum of Bt1,250, from the current Bt1,000.
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said today that he will not submit the name of Kittiratt Na-Ranong for chairmanship of the Bank of Thailand to the cabinet today, because he needs one or two more weeks to consider the matter and the relevant procedures.
Tens of thousands of Bangkok residents have one year to comply with new city rules on keeping pets.
