Thailand is ready to host this Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meeting this week in Phuket smoothly, with tight security measures, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya reaffirmed Wednesday, Thailand News Agency (TNA) reported. Read the rest of this entry …

A Thai student has died from swine flu in the resort island of Phuket, one of two more deaths from the virus in the kingdom to take the toll to 11, health authorities said on Wednesday. The 19-year-old man, originally from the southern province of Pattalung, was treated at a hospital in the southern island and died on July 3, Deputy Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi said. Read the rest of this entry …