In an effort to prevent a second wave of Covid-19, mobile testing units are being sent out to areas along the Thai-Myanmar border following a surge...
Thailand’s Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has been appointed chair of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Committee for Southeast Asia. The colourful and controversial minister made the...
As officials continue to debate a recently-introduced ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos, the PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha denies the government is split on the matter. He points...
The Thai Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, admits Thailand is caught between a rock and a hard place and can’t go on locking all foreigners out...
As disagreement continues over the current ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos, Thailand’s farmers are calling for a compromise. Both paraquat (herbicide) and chlorpyrifos (pesticide) were popular...
Cannabis could be grown at home, if a draft revision to the Thai Narcotics Act is passed. Those who want to grow cannabis, both for personal...
Following a report that the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is proposing that a ban on the use of toxic chemicals be overturned, the Public Health...
The Cabinet has signed off on funding of 1 billion baht for the development of a vaccine against Covid-19. It’s understood the cash injection being granted...
Thailand's colourful and often provocative Health Minister says he's sorry for removing his face mask while attending an event at the US Embassy in Bangkok. Anutin...
Thailand's Public Health Ministry says although it's hoping for the best, it is preparing for the worst, once the emergency decree is lifted. Acknowledging the risk...
Following the transfer of the director of Khon Kaen hospital in north-east Thailand amid corruption allegations, Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says an investigation into...
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he has appointed "two senior figures" to determine the criteria for “travel bubble” agreements with other countries. According to a...
Warning! TikTok Thailand says only 1% of its users are aged 45-55. Turns out one of them is Thailand's mercurial Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul. Remember him?...
Taking a break from handing out face masks and berating "dirty farang", Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed yesterday that the proposed ban on three...
PHOTO: CDC on Unsplash Back in the news again, Thailand's expect-the-unexpected Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, says he wants to see trials of a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine...
Thailand’s public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul now says imposing a travel ban on Chinese citizens won’t help the government’s fight against coronavirus 2019nCov epidemic. Speaking at...
