Health & Safety

Myanmar military aircraft dropped two bombs across the Salween River on the evening of 31 October, damaging a health centre, a meeting hall and a church on the Thai side in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei…

The Pollution Control Department has been ordered to trace the source of a suspected illegal industrial waste dump in Banglamung district, Chonburi, after preliminary tests detected high…

Thriller turns toxic! Thai TV star Jes Jespipat faces a global blackface storm over his Michael Jackson Halloween costume. He deletes the photos and apologises… Read More ›

PHUKET: Phuket officials are seeking up to B50 million in central government funding to improve drainage in Kamala, while transport officials have ordered urgent assessments of flood and landslide…

Nine wild elephants raided a village in Surat Thani, leaving a house partially collapsed, appliances damaged, and dozens of trees destroyed after straying from the forest near Kaeng Krung National…

Thailand has warned farmers, people with diabetes and residents in flood-prone areas to take precautions against melioidosis, also known as soil fever, after recording 3,102 cases and 136 deaths…

PHUKET: More than 400 households across Phuket have been affected by flooding and mudslides, with preliminary damage in Patong alone estimated at more than B10 million, provincial officials say.

URDA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this…

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has denied a conflict with the government over flood relief funding, saying budget procedures and regulations govern how additional assistance can be provided.

Heavy rain hits 12 provinces today, with the South bearing the brunt of downpours and flash-flood risk, while Bangkok faces scattered thundershowers with gusty wind. The story Thailand weather today,…

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Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat has ordered a thorough investigation into private hospitals believed linked to fake paternity registrations, following reports that the scheme might date back…

An expat health insurance policy that pays for treatment in Thailand might give you a very different answer if you fall ill on holiday in Japan, book surgery in Singapore or return to the UK to see a…

MedPark Hospital will stage a free outdoor concert, MedMusic in the Park 2026, at the Amphitheater in Benchakitti Park, Bangkok, on Saturday, November 28, from 4pm to 8pm. The bill is led by British…

PHUKET: Phuket authorities are stepping up efforts to register migrant workers with the Social Security system, with more than 71,000 workers currently unregistered and public hospitals facing a…

PHUKET: Deputy Interior Minister Jeseth Thaiseth arrived from Bangkok to visit Patong yesterday evening (Oct 27) to oversee recovery efforts following flash floods and landslides that damaged homes…

Residents whose homes were damaged by flash floods and landslides in Phuket can qualify for disaster insurance compensation even if flooding lasted less than seven days, Deputy Interior Minister…

Pattaya Mayor Poramese Ngampichet joined provincial and local officials for the hospital’s official opening on October 27th, 2026. – The facility specializes in diagnosing and…

PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital has reported that it is monitoring two patients who meet the criteria for investigation for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), but neither case has been…

PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital has reported that it is monitoring two patients who meet the criteria for investigation for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), but neither case has been…

PHUKET: Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit arrived in Phuket yesterday (Oct 26) to inspect flood and landslide affected areas in Patong and Kamala.

PHUKET: Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit arrived in Phuket yesterday (Oct 26) to inspect flood and landslide affected areas in Patong and Kamala.

Patong – Heavy overnight rain triggered a sudden flash flood and mountain runoff in Patong, early Monday morning, sending torrents of water, mud, debris and large rocks crashing…

A Phuket flash flood inundated roads in Patong and nearby areas early on October 26 after heavy rain coincided with high tide, leaving water about 20 to 30 centimetres deep and damaging parked…

WHO showdown in Bangkok as Anutin’s government moves to control billions in alcohol and tobacco taxes. ThaiHealth and three other bodies face budget uncertainty, while… Read More ›

PHUKET: Mud and debris from the hills blocked Soi Nanai 5 in Patong this morning (Oct 26) as heavy rain triggered flooding across Phuket, prompting authorities to deploy heavy machinery, open…

A bronze MG sedan driven by a 36-year-old British national, identified as Charlie, overturned and caught fire at the South Pattaya traffic-light junction around 2:06 a.m. on…

฿118 million in crypto transfers, nearly 10,000 transactions and a political storm. Former Democrat MP Sirichok Sopha challenges Suchada over her husband’s Shuffle.com stake and… Read More ›

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) is investigating pollution in Rangsit canal in Pathum Thani after mass fish deaths and reports of dark, foul-smelling water.

SINGAPORE - Fires in Indonesia that have sent toxic smoke disrupting daily life across Southeast Asia has triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s meteorological monitor.