Thai Education Ministry suspends all school field trips

Thai male students of Level 2 (lower secondary education) at school
Thai male students of Level 2 (lower secondary education) at school. Photo: Phonlawat Eungsithong. CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate suspension of educational field trips organised by all schools under its supervision, following an accident on Vibhavadi [Read More…]

Government rules out foul play in fire at Ministry of Agriculture building in Bangkok

Mercedes-Benz 1124 fire truck
Mercedes-Benz 1124 fire truck. Photo: Ian Fuller / flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Forensic police on Sunday examined a four-storey building at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Bangkok where a fire broke out the day before, [Read More…]

Thai Health Ministry dealing with potential spread of respiratory illness from China

Two healthcare workers at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute in Nonthaburi.
Two healthcare workers at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute in Nonthaburi. Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has adopted four precautionary measures to cope with a respiratory illness which is now spreading among children in northern [Read More…]

Thai Foreign Ministry calls for immediate release of all Hamas hostages

Thai flag on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Thai flag on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. Photo: eltpics / flickr.

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement today (Sunday) condemning the indiscriminate murder of innocent people, including Thais, by parties in the Israeli-Palestinian [Read More…]