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Thailand to screen arrivals from China as tally of virus infections hits 14

Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 03:56 PM

Thailand announced plans on Tuesday to screen all arrivals from China for symptoms of a deadly virus and confirmed 6 more infections among such visitors, taking the southeast Asian nation's tally to 14. Read more »

In virus-hit 'ghost town', stranded student waits for help

Juarawee Kittisilpa and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 10:41 PM

BANGKOK - When Thai medical student Badeephak Kaosala dares to leave his rented apartment in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, he puts on a mask, gloves, a hat and layers of clothing to try to avoid infection with the coronavirus that has the city on lockdown. Read more »

Thailand confirms 5th case of new coronavirus

Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 08:02 PM

Thailand on Friday confirmed its fifth case of the new coronavirus, a senior public health official said, in the second instance in which a patient was not detected at the airport before entering the country. Read more »

P24 milyong halaga ng shabu, nasabat mula sa isang Thai sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 07:55 PM

Arestado ang isang babaeng Thai matapos makuhanan ng P24 milyong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu sa buy-bust operation sa Barangay Palanan sa Makati nitong Huwebes. Read more »

Nearly 450 schools shut, as pollution chokes Bangkok

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 06:07 PM

Bangkok, the world's most visited city, saw levels of PM 2.5 particles at 78.3 pg/m3. A level above 35 is considered unhealthy, according to independent air quality monitor AirVisual. Read more »

Thailand finds fourth China coronavirus infection

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 02:07 PM

Thailand has quarantined a fourth patient with the new coronavirus including one Thai national, authorities said on Wednesday, days before the Lunar New Year holiday when thousands of Chinese tourists are expected to arrive. Read more »

New disease spreading in Asia revives SARS fears

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 04:06 AM

The UN's health agency says that the outbreak of the disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan is a never-before-seen strain belonging to a broad family of viruses ranging from the common cold to more serious illnesses such as SARS. Read more »

Thais find second case linked to China mystery virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 05:45 PM

A Chinese woman was diagnosed with pneumonia linked to the new coronavirus, which has stirred alarm after killing two in China and hospitalizing dozens. Read more »

Thailand on high alert for China mystery virus

Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 10:37 PM

BANGKOK - Thai health officials are stepping up monitoring and inspection at its airports for the new mystery virus from China ahead of Lunar New Year, when Chinese visitors flock to the Southeast Asian country, a health official said on Wednesday. Read more »

First case of new virus behind China outbreak found in Thailand: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 10:04 PM

The World Health Organization confirmed Monday the first case in Thailand of a new virus from the same family as SARS that is behind a Chinese pneumonia outbreak. Read more »

Chinese woman with mystery virus quarantined in Thailand

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 09:59 PM

A Chinese woman has been quarantined in Thailand with a mystery strain of coronavirus, authorities said on Monday, the first time it has been detected outside China. Read more »

Thousands join Thai anti-government run, as political climate simmers

Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 09:49 AM

The run appeared to be the biggest show of dissent against the government of former junta leader Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Read more »

Salty water in Bangkok is new 'reality' as sea pushes farther inland

Rina Chandran, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 09:21 PM

Thai authorities are trucking drinking water to parts of Bangkok and urging residents to shower less as a worsening drought and rising sea levels have increased salinity, a growing risk faced by many Asian cities, climate researchers said. Read more »

2-year-old boy among 3 killed in Thailand armed robbery

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 02:21 PM

A two-year-old boy was among three people killed in Thailand when a masked gunman robbed a jewelry shop, police said Friday. Read more »

Bangkok medical clinic offers free cannabis oil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 09:28 PM

A medical clinic in Bangkok opened Monday offering free cannabis oil to hundreds of Thais seeking relief from cancer, insomnia and muscle pain as the government drives home the economic and health benefits of their gamble of marijuana. Read more »

I drove a JCW MINI on one of Thailand's biggest racetracks

Cyrian Agujo
Updated as of Jan 28 04:01 PM

While it is larger than the usual, the John Cooper Works version of the British car brand's Countryman model drives with agility—as proven by this test drive at one of Thailand’s biggest racetracks. Read more »

Bus crash kills 19, injures dozens on Myanmar-Thai border

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 12:26 AM

Images posted by local media showed the bus upside down after it span off the road and plummeted down a steep bank at a spot notorious for traffic accidents. Read more »

Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban

Prapan Chankaew, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 02 08:31 AM

Public awareness of the risk to animals and the environment from such waste was raised last year in a series of incidents where animals including a deer and a baby dugong were found dead with plastics in their digestive systems. Read more »

Elephants in Thailand 'broken' for lucrative animal tourism

Sophie Deviller and Jonathan Klein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 12:58 PM

Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food -- many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as 'sanctuaries' to cruelty-conscious travelers.   Read more »

Thousands join biggest protest for years in Bangkok

Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Matthew Tostevin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 10:12 PM

The demonstration in Bangkok, called just a day earlier by Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, revived memories of the spasms of street protest that have roiled the Thai capital periodically during the past two decades of political turbulence. Read more »