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TOT warns of phone bill scams
State-run telecommunications service provider the TOT Public Company Limited warns of scammers operating through SMS asking for payments on a past-due bill.
According to numerous complaints made with the TOT Contact Center 1100, the victims have reported they received automated calls from [...]

People warned of rabies
The Ministry of Public Health has warned people of rabies during this winter since no medication is available at present, according to Permanent Secretary for Public Health, MD Paijit Warachit.
MD Paijit said people still misunderstood that rabies would spread only during summer but actually, it could be found in all seasons, [...]

South Thailand warned of effects from Philippine volcano eruption
BANGKOK: — Hospitals in southern Thailand have been warned of possible negative effects from the possible eruption of the Mayon volcano in the Philippines about people suffering from asthma or other breathing difficulties a spokesman of the Public Health Ministry said Saturday.
The spokesman said that [...]

Thailand had one more death case due to the A/H1N1 contraction, bringing the country’s death toll from the new virus to 190, a senior official at the Public Health Ministry said Wednesday.
Currently, the country is experiencing the second wave of the A/ H1N1 outbreak, hence the ministry has been in the process of importing some [...]

Cabinet approves extra holiday for Songkran, making it six-day holidays
Deputy government spokesman Phumin Leetheeraprasert said the Cabinet Tuesday approved one additional holiday for the Songkran holidays and the National Mother’s Day period. As a result, Songkran would be for six days from April 13-18, and Mother’s Day would be for four days from August 12-15.
The [...]

Thai Govt’ blocks CNN, Yahoo finance, Facebook, Flickr and other American sites
Thai Immigration website reported as attack site
Thai Immigration website is reported as an attack site by Google and FireFox. Thaivisa has
several times tried to contact with the IT section of the Immigration Bureau, but to no avail.
BANGKOK: — Internet access in Thailand is not [...]