A drastic decline in physical and intellectual development among children over the past few years has prompted the Public Health Ministry to speed up new family care centres across the country, according to Public Health Department directorgeneral Dr Narongsak Angkasuwapala.
Foreign Minister Sompong Amornwiwat will join his Cambodia counterpart Hor Namhong in Siem Reap on November 12 for another round of talks on resolving the Preah Vihear border dispute.
Bangkokians will be able to celebrate Loy Krathong in Thonburi's Santichaiprakarn Park near Rama VIII Bridge, one of 20 public parks being specially opened for the festival.
Her Majesty the Queen has graciously granted Bt100,000 through the Phetburi Red Cross Society to assist the family of a technical college student who sustained a serious head injury in a hazing ceremony last week.
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is set to conclude its investigation into the multimillion-baht plan to procure 45 Bus Rapid Transit vehicles before the end of the year.
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has awarded Bt40 million to a company project that will turn Samut Prakan's Tambon Bang Pu into an antiglobalwarming demonstration site.
Over 40,000 people, including local residents and migrant workers across the country, have sought medical treatment for malaria infection in recent months, health records reveal.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has promised to bring its publichealth system up to international standards and establish a medical centre for elderly residents.
Three simultaneous bomb blasts went off in Sukirin district, killing one woman and injuring at about 70 people in one of the most violent attacks in months in this deep South.