Bangkok: Somsak Thepsuthin, the Minister of Public Health, chaired a meeting with senior executives of the Ministry of Public Health to discuss strategies for disease surveillance during the rainy season and the integration of public health data into a single server. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, the Permanent Secretary, along with other key officials, attended the meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters. According

Bangkok: The Meteorological Department has issued a warning for the upper Northeastern region and the western coast of the Southern region, indicating that heavy rain is expected in some areas. Residents in these regions are advised to exercise caution due to the potential dangers posed by the heavy rainfall. Furthermore, Bangkok and its surrounding areas are anticipated to experience a

Chiang Mai: A call center gang has successfully deceived students in Chiang Mai, extracting over 2 million baht from them and leaving many parents stressed and penniless. Some students, under the gang’s influence, have resorted to carrying knives and storming police stations to taunt officers. Phu Ping Police Station alone has reported over 300 victims falling prey to this scheme.

Chiang Mai: Today is World Environment Day. Currently, people along the Thai-Myanmar border river basin in northern Thailand are facing an environmental crisis after arsenic contamination exceeding the standard was found in the Kok and Sai rivers, as well as the Ruak and Mekong rivers for the past 2 months. It is believed that this is the result of several

Ranong: Many agencies have been mobilized to the Kraburi River area to collect water and sediment samples, aiming to identify pollutants. This initiative comes in response to the river’s transformation into a muddy red color, a change attributed to mining activities in Kawthaung Province, Myanmar, which has alarmed local villagers. According to Thai News Agency, the Ranong Natural Resources and