Thailand’s Virus Test Number Trails Behind S. Korea, But Surpasses Japan
BANGKOK — Approximately 70,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in Thailand so far, health officials said on Tuesday, the same day they reported one more fatality claimed by the virus.
Some ‘Vitamin C’ Drink Brands Have Zero Vitamin C: Watchdog
BANGKOK — A worrying number of beverages marketed as healthy drinks with Vitamin C are giving customers less-than-accurate information about their products, a consumer watchdog said.
Police Rush to Disarm Gecko’s Blockade
BUENG KAN — The bravery of Thai police was put to the test once again on Thursday night – but this time the fugitive...
Gov’t Adopts Plan to Reopen Country to Foreign Tourists
BANGKOK — The Cabinet on Tuesday formally approved a proposal to permit foreigners to enter the country amid the global coronavirus pandemic that wrecked much of the tourism industry.
Thai-Canadian Couple Protests Cops’ Inaction After Break-in
RAYONG — A woman and her Canadian husband on Tuesday said they’re selling their house after police failed to catch the burglar who broke into their home earlier this month.
Taxi Driver Ex-Con Accused of Robbing Chinese Tourists
BANGKOK — Police arrested a taxi driver early this morning suspected of robbing two Chinese tourists at gunpoint in a northeastern suburb of the capital.
Hospital Apologizes for Violent Treatment of Coma Patient
PHITSANULOK — After a clip of a nurse’s rough handling of a comatose, 90-year-old man went viral, the hospital went live online to apologize...
Families of Korat Shooting Victims Wait for Answers, Bodies
NAKHON RATCHASIMA (AP) — Sirirat Nualraksa blinked back tears as the ambulances delivered gurneys bearing cloth-shrouded bodies to the morgue of a public hospital after a vengeful Thai soldier killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in a shopping mall rampage.
Anutin: ‘Selfish’ Returnees Pose Risk Of Renewed Outbreak
BANGKOK — Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday slammed a group of returnees who snuck across the Thai-Myanmar border and later found infected with the coronavirus, calling them “selfish.”
17 Thais Returnees from Middle East Found With COVID-19
BANGKOK — Seventeen Thais who recently returned from the Middle East were found with the coronavirus – the highest number of infections in recent weeks.
