General

U.S. imposes sanctions over rights abuses, targets China and Russia

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities over alleged rights abuses, including Russia’s Central Election Commission, Iranian officials and Chinese nationals.   The U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on Li Zhenyu and Zhuo Xinrong, both Chinese nationals, and 10 entities linked to the two, including Nasdaq-listed Pingtan […]

Internal Affairs

Thai PM urged to find ways to prevent collapse of House meetings

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai has urged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to meet with leaders of coalition parties to discuss ways to prevent the collapse of House meetings.   He also urged all MPs to attend the meetings, so that bills pending in the House can be processed before the end of the parliamentary term on […]

General

Small hotels in Phuket are yet to benefit from tourism recovery

Although tourists are returning to Phuket in increasing numbers, compared to other provinces, many of the smaller hotels on the resort island are yet to benefit from the recovery in the tourism sector.   One of the biggest challenges facing these hotels is a shortage of funds to renovate or repair their premises, which were […]

Production

25 tonnes of contaminated meat destroyed in Chon Buri Province

Thailand’s Livestock Development Department has destroyed 25 tonnes of meat and offal, seized from an illegal meat processing plant in Si Racha district of Chon Buri province, after it was found to be contaminated with formalin and Salmonella bacteria.   Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, the department’s director-general, said today (Saturday) that the latest tests confirmed that the […]

Medical

Preventing transmission and tackling stigma: The power of U=U

U=U, which stands for Undetectable = Untransmittable, is a vital public health message for the HIV response. Undetectable = Untransmittable means that people living with HIV who achieve an undetectable viral load through consistent antiretroviral treatment and monitoring cannot transmit HIV. As Thailand has shown, the message of U=U also helps in combatting the stigma […]