HIV Vaccine Regimen Demonstrates Modest Preventive Effect In Thailand Clinical Study Sep 25, 2009
"For the first time, an investigational HIV vaccine has demonstrated some ability to prevent HIV infection among vaccinated individuals. Additional research is needed to better understand how this vaccine regimen reduced the risk of HIV infection, but certainly this is an encouraging advance for the HIV vaccine field. "We thank the trial staff in Thailand and the United States for their years of effort in successfully conducting this study and the study participants and the people of Thailand... (Science Daily)
Thailand's confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases increase to 985 Jun 24, 2009
Witthaya also admitted that the lab tests had confirmed four students of pre-cadet school in Satthaheep district of Chon Buri have contracted the new strain of virus. Their other classmates have not infected with the flu but are being placed at a special ward for a close watch. (Xinhuanet, China)
Gruesome catch may solve Thai deaths mystery May 15, 2009
A haul of skulls and other body parts has been linked to five shipping containers on the seabed off the southern Chon Buri province. Some believe they hold the bodies of pro-democracy protesters killed by the army in 1992. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Seeing red in rural Thailand Apr 28, 2009
" The party guests at the radio station include many poor rice farmers and factory workers but there are also young professionals, business people and students. Loan scheme At one of the tables I meet Ploy, a young woman with a red ribbon in her hair. She has just graduated from a university in Chon Buri, south of Bangkok, where she had to keep a low profile as the only red-shirt in her class. "Many people hate Thaksin and say he is a thief," she says. "But he is the first prime minister who has... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Thai anti-gov't rallies force ASEAN summits' abortion Apr 12, 2009
Embattled Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva then declared a state of emergency in Pattaya and Chon Buri. Speaking at a press conference, the prime minister said ASEAN leaders and their dialogue partners understand the need to postpone the summit and support government actions regarding Saturday's incidents. (Xinhuanet, China)
