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Thai King Appears in Public His Majesty the King of Thailand made a public appearance Friday afternoon by leaving his hospital room at Siriraj hospital to pay homage to the royal statues of his father and mother which stand in front of the hospital where he is staying. The King sat on a wheelchair and [...]

First Ever Positive Results of An AIDS Vaccine Resulting data from an Aids vaccine trial conducted in Thailand was given to scientists on Tuesday for the first time, confirming the trial vaccine as only being partially effective against the HIV virus but still a step in the right direction. Volunteer patients who received the vaccine [...]

Abhisit Upbeat on Economy Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has told US investors and businessmen in New York that the Thai economy has begun to rebound and that trade between Thailand and the United States will begin to expand significantly next year. Mr Abhisit, as in his role as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian [...]

Impotence Drugs Available At Last in Thailand Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration secretary-general Pipat Yingseree yesterday stated that guidelines were being created to permit Erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra to be sold at certified pharmacies. The FDA had been monitoring the use of the brand-name impotence drugs Viagra, Cialis, Elonza, Levitra and Tonafil for [...]

Southern Thailand Under the Gun Gun-related bloodshed has affected people of all types in southern Thailand, The stories of the rape and killing of a Muslim woman in the remote highlands t of Yaha in Yala province led to a mass dispute in Pattani in 2007, followed in the same year the shooting death of [...]

Thailand’s Queen Reports on the Health of His Majesty The King The Queen of Thailand yesterday spoke to well-wishers about the health of His Majesty King during her birthday meeting with cabinet ministers, senior administration officials and members of the public who came to the Dusitdalai Pavilion inside the Chitralada Palace to celebrate her 77th [...]

Swine Flu Death Toll Rises to 14 The Prime Minister’s cabinet supported the short-term closure of tutoring schools for two weeks starting Monday the 13th in order to limit the spreading of swine flu as the Public Health Ministry confirmed three new deaths caused by the virus. The announcement came after the Public Health Ministry [...]

FBI Observing Carradine Death Satisfied With Thai Police Investigation FBI observers looking into the Thai police investigation of the strange death of David Carradine have stated that they are satisfied with the procedures of Thai police inspectors working on the case. Rumors had swirled at the time of death that there might have been foul [...]

Swine Flu Stampedes Through Thailand Official reported cases of H1N1 flu virus have reached 310, doubling in the last 24 hours. The Public Health Ministry has asked provincial health and hospital officials not to speak to the media about swine flu cases in an effort to calm public concern about the spread of the virus. [...]