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First local virus patient ‘cured’
First local virus patient ‘cured’
THAILAND: The first person to test positive for locally transmitted coronavirus, a taxi driver, has been declared completely cured and discharged from hospital.
Thailand roast Turkmenistan in Fed Cup opener
Thailand roast Turkmenistan in Fed Cup opener
TENNIS: Thailand got off to a winning start at the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in New Zealand yesterday (Feb 4).
Leafy highs: Kratom personal use push under way
Leafy highs: Kratom personal use push under way
THAILAND: A House committee is pushing for control measures to be relaxed enough to allow the possession of no more than 20 leaves of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) for personal consumption.
‘Eye-in-sky’ set for launch
‘Eye-in-sky’ set for launch
THAILAND: What has been dubbed as Thailand’s first military satellite is set to be launched next month, according to the the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).
Thais suffer early setback in Tokyo bid
Thais suffer early setback in Tokyo bid
FOOTBALL: The Thai women’s dream of earning a ticket to the 2020 Olympics effectively ended yesterday (Feb 3) when they lost 1-0 to Taiwan in their opening match of Asia’s final qualifying round in Sydney.
Price control for face masks as virus raises demand to 40-50m pieces
Price control for face masks as virus raises demand to 40-50m pieces
THAILAND: The government is putting face masks and alcohol-based hand sanitiser on the state price control list as part of efforts to deal with the deadly virus outbreak.
Incense burning falls under air pollution spotlight
Incense burning falls under air pollution spotlight
THAILAND: The severity of the PM2.5 pollution crisis has finally forced the authorities to act tough.
Murdered police officer’s mutilated body found
Murdered police officer’s mutilated body found
KALASIN: A police officer was found stabbed to death, his body mutilated, in Kamalasai district of this northeastern province early today (Feb 3).
Thai doctors say two drug groups effective on patient
Thai doctors say two drug groups effective on patient
BANGKOK: Thai doctors have declared the use of anti-flu and AIDS drugs a success in reducing symptoms of coronavirus patients after using them on a Chinese woman.
Thailand confirms first local transmission of coronavirus
Thailand confirms first local transmission of coronavirus
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry on Friday (Jan 31) confirmed Thailand’s first case of person-to-person transmission of the novel coronavirus, as the government started preparing to repatriate 161 Thai nationals from China next week.
Two held for sharing fake news on coronavirus
Two held for sharing fake news on coronavirus
THAILAND: Two people were arrested yesterday (Jan 30) in a crackdown on misleading information being posted on social media in relation to the new coronavirus, Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said.
Anutin urges Chinese visa chop, health of Thais ‘most important priority’
Anutin urges Chinese visa chop, health of Thais ‘most important priority’
THAILAND: Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said that he will ask the government to consider scrapping visas-on-arrival for Chinese travellers in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus.
B178m for extra sleeping levels in crowded prison cells
B178m for extra sleeping levels in crowded prison cells
THAILAND: Cabinet approval will be sought to spend 178 million baht from the central fund to help ease overcrowding at 93 prisons across the country, Corrections Department chief Narat Sawetnan said yesterday (Jan 29).
Coronavirus outbreak possible in major tourist centres
Coronavirus outbreak possible in major tourist centres
Bangkok: The Public Health Ministry has warned of possible coronavirus outbreaks in areas with many Chinese visitors, such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, after local transmission was confirmed in Japan.
‘Blind’ beggar caught driving Fortuner
‘Blind’ beggar caught driving Fortuner
THAILAND: A “blind” beggar at a market in Nonthaburi has been caught in a viral video clip arriving for “work” driving a Toyota Fortuner.
Giraffe on the loose in Chachoengsao
Giraffe on the loose in Chachoengsao
CHACHOENGSAO: The search was continuing for a giraffe five-six metres tall that escaped from one of many containers loaded with zoo animals being transported by trucks from Suvarnabhumi airport to an animal breeding station in Prachin Buri province.
Plan dusted off as North suffers
Plan dusted off as North suffers
BANGKOK: Governors in all 77 provinces have been told to adopt the 2015 disaster prevention and mitigation master plan to address the PM2.5 air pollution crisis.
New rule makes it legal to grow hemp
New rule makes it legal to grow hemp
THAILAND: The cabinet has pushed through a ministerial regulation allowing hemp to be produced, imported and exported after the Public Health Ministry sought to remove the plant from the list of narcotics last year.
Military medics help screening at airports as number of detected cases in Thailand rises to 14
Military medics help screening at airports as number of detected cases in Thailand rises to 14
THAILAND: Military medical personnel have been sent to help with the screening of passengers at international airports as another six Chinese nationals entering Thailand were found to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus yesterday (Jan 28), bringing the total number of cases detected in the country to 14.
Thais in Wuhan living under shadow of deadly virus
Thais in Wuhan living under shadow of deadly virus
WUHAN: The fate of Thai students in Wuhan hangs in the balance after authorities locked down the city in central China to control the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, preventing Thailand from evacuating 64 of its nationals.