WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak as a "public health emergency of international concern", WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday, July 23rd.
The term "public health...
UPDATE: Nigerian man who was Thailand’s first verified case of monkeypox arrested in Cambodia
Phuket, Thailand, Cambodia –
A Nigerian man who was confirmed as Thailand’s first official infection of monkey pox was arrested in Cambodia.
Our previous story:
A 27-year-old Nigerian man in Phuket has been confirmed as Thailand’s first...
More than 100 marijuana plants found in Parliament area in Bangkok, nobody knows who...
Bangkok –
More than 100 small marijuana plants have been found in the Parliament area in Bangkok, which as a government building and area is supposed to be off limits to cannabis planting, selling, or...
Bangla Road in Patong still busy despite Thailand’s first case of monkey pox confirmed...
Patong, Phuket-
Bangla Road in Patong is still busy despite Thailand’s first case of monkey pox previously being confirmed as having visited the area in Phuket.
Our previous story:
A 27-year-old Nigerian man in Phuket has been...
Thai Prime Minister and all ten ministers under censure motions survive no-confidence vote
Thailand –
The Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan O’Cha, and all ten ministers under censure motions survived their censure debate aimed by opposition parties to unseat the current government this morning (July 23rd) in a...
Thailands first case of monkeypox, a Nigerian man on overstay, believed to have fled...
Sa Kaeo, Thailand-
According to multiple other Thai media and law enforcement sources, a foreign man identified as Thailand's first case of monkeypox has fled to Cambodia through natural channels illegally.
First,...
UPDATE: Nigerian man confirmed as Thailand’s first case of monkey pox has reportedly left...
Phuket –
It is being reported by multiple news sources that a Nigerian man who has been confirmed as Thailand’s first official infection of monkey pox and is on overstay has already left Phuket.
Our previous...
Tobacco Products Control Committee to draft regulation on importing and selling cigarettes that contain marijuana substances
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The National Tobacco Products Control Committee is planning to draft a law to ban importing and selling e-cigarettes and cigarettes that contain cannabis and hemp substances.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the Associated...
Myanmar’s 6.4-magnitude earthquake felt in northern Thailand, official reports confirm
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Thailand's Earthquake Observation Division of the Thai Meteorology Department reported that Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces of Thailand felt tremors from a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Myanmar since the early...
Press Release: Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to visit Thailand July 23-25,...
The following is a press release from the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Thailand. The statements within are their own.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro will visit Thailand July 23-25 to meet with senior...
