BANGKOK – Thai citizens have been advised not to be obsessed with current political developments, as they could develop the so-called political stress syndrome (PPS)....
CHIANG RAI -Dr. Chamnan Hansutivatechakul at Chiang Rai’s Public Health is warning its residents, especially children, against hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a viral infection...
BANGKOK – Just 16-year-old, ‘Ying’ is days away from giving birth and living apart from her family. Ying is one of a growing number...
BANGKOK – Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Yugol Limlaemthong has categorically dismissed as completely groundless a report circulating in the social media about an...
. . BANGKOK – Despite an aggressive crackdown on drugs, Thailand’s fight against methamphetamines is failing, activists say. With supply and demand rising, these highly addictive...
Residents of this facility for people with Alzheimer’s disease toss around a yellow ball and laugh under a cascade of water with their caregivers, in a...
CHIANG RAI – It is already cold in the northern region, and it will get colder over the next several days, the Meteorological Department. Officals...
BANGKOK – Methamphetamine use in south-east Asia fuelling rise in HIV risk, report reveals ‘Urgent’ action called for as fears grow over users injecting drugs...
PATTAYA – Rates of HIV among young men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia and the Pacific are at ‘epidemic’ proportions, a leading...
BANGKOK – Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, can feel like a shopping mall or five-star hotel. It offers 21 VIP suites and the mezzanine...
CHINAG RAI – Improving water and sanitation for older people was the idea behind a recent “Water for life for older people” day which was held...
BANGKOK — Major international tobacco companies are mounting a legal challenge to Thai health ministry plans to increase graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging. The court...
Thirteen thousand 10-year-old local girls will be immunized over the next year VIENTIANE – An Australian made vaccine, funded largely by Australia, is set to...
CHIANG MAI – The Fear of losing face and an inability to express emotion are contributing factors behind Northern Thailand’s status as the country’s suicide capital,...
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is responding positively to the proposed legalization of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), which is currently on the narcotics list....
CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong ordered health officials countrywide, particularly in provinces along Thai-Cambodian border to step up measures and to...
BANGKOK – The Public Health Ministry will set up a “medical mediator” group to handle disputes over bill payments for treatment involving foreigners and hospitals in...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Public health Ministry reports dengue fever is a major health threat in border provinces in North Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai, Chiang...
PHNOM PENH -A 3-year-old boy is the 14th confirmed case of H5N1 in Cambodia in 2013, as authorities work to contain the spread of the deadly...
BANGKOK – For over 10 years, the Human Development Foundation – Mercy Centre’s Aids hospice was the first, largest and only free Aids hospice in...