Employee of firm that shipped used medical gloves to US gets jail
A SENIOR employee of Paddy the Room company that had shipped millions of used nitrile gloves to the US was jailed for eight years but because of his useful confession the sentence was reduced to four years without parole, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 2). Mr. Prayut Petchkhun, deputy director-general of the Prosecutor’s […]
Read MoreEmergency room doctor blasted for refusing to treat sick woman
A VIDEO CLIP shared on Thai social media by a woman whose mother was gravely ill showing an emergency room doctor at Chiang Dao Hospital, in Chiang Mai province, refusing to treat her and telling them to go home has gone viral and attracted a lot of criticism, Amarin TV said. The five-minute-long clip […]
Read MorePolice: Suspect in kidnap case likely tipped off CNN about used medical gloves
CENTRAL Investigation Bureau (CIB) police today (Oct. 27) revealed that an American man who is believed to have given information to CNN on used medical gloves being exported to the US is a suspect in the kidnapping of a Taiwanese man to collect debts, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapob Phuridet, CIB chief, told […]
Read MoreDeputy PM says export of millions of used medical gloves to US being probed
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said the export of 80 million used nitrile gloves to the US as reported by CNN is being investigated with this being the result of huge demand for the product after Covid-19 pandemic swept the world which gave criminals an opportunity to fill the need, Sanook.com […]
Read MorePublic Health Ministry launches Medical Marijuana Institute
AS parts of marijuana plants, including leaves, roots and stems, can now be used in food in Thailand the Medical Marijuana Institute was officially launched today (Feb. 22) to provide information about marijuana to the general public, while promoting it as a cash crop, NNT said The Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, presided over the […]
Read MoreBashed up medical volunteer may countersue police
THE medical volunteer who was photographed being beaten up by Protection and Crowd Control Division police during Saturday’s protest at Democracy Monument and the City Shrine Pillar said at 7 p.m. this evening (Feb.15) that he will discuss with a lawyer about countersuing the police, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Puraphon Wongcheak, 19, a member […]
Read MoreGen Prayut says foreign tourists have to submit medical certificate
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (June 15) that the government is working on setting up travel bubbles in the country and foreign tourists would be required to have a medical certificate and accept this and other rules with those willing to do so to be allowed to travel here, Naewna newspaper reported. Speaking at […]
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