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Medical services and health insurance in Thailand

 

 

Thailand is one of the strongest among emerging economies, its medical services having improved significantly in recent years.

 

Healthcare however can sometimes be handicapped by a shortage of general practitioners. Most doctors are specialists. This can be a problem because they tend to diagnose and treat within the parameters of their specialty. Also, the patient may be suffering from other medical conditions, which may or may not be associated with their primary health problems.

 

Again, these would be better if they were assessed by a general physician. Some hospitals still have general physicians or family doctors, and it is worth seeking them out if needed.

 

Wealthier patients are likely to use one of over 400 private hospitals. In Bangkok, there are several hospitals with good reputations that are very popular with expatriates. The concentration of foreign patients in these hospitals is very high. Overall, the private sector has four times the number of beds per patient than the state sector, and much shorter waiting times.

 

Hospital fees are properly structured and patients should not feel that they are prey to unscrupulous charging. Nursing care is inexpensive, both in terms of professional attention and room hire, though inpatients may be asked to pay in advance.

 

 

As is often the case, certain hospitals offer a broader range of facilities and may be better placed to deal with major emergencies.

 

In such situations, cover with an insurance provider linked to a top-flight assistance company will pay dividends. Assistance companies know where to find the appropriate medical skills. The combination of state and private units sustains a lively health tourism industry. Indeed, Thailand is a credible medical tourism proposition, with lower costs than many other destinations, plus some favourable locations for recuperation.

 

When insured by Pacific Cross Health Insurance, contact us immediately as necessary. We provide a 24-hour helpline and will be able to suggest a hospital specializing in your relevant area of concern. Remember though, our policyholders are always required to pre-notify us before arranging an appointment, except in emergencies.

 

Ensure you are adequately insured.

 

For further advice and guidance, simply contact Pacific Cross Health Insurance PCL at contact@thaivisaprotect.com

 

Thaivisa Health Protect: Medical insurance for expats

 

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Public anger wells up over EC’s failures 

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

Scores of protesters gather near the Victory Monument to demonstrate against the Election Commission, accusing it of failing to transparently report the vote results even days after the election.

 

THE ELECTION Commission (EC) continued to navigate troubled waters yesterday after protests were staged over its performance and the number of people demanding its members’ resignations neared one million.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092733-public-anger-wells-up-over-ec’s-failures /

 

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Choking Chiang Mai citizens up in arms

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

Chiang Mai

 

Angry northerners feel abandoned by the authorities, want to choose own governor.
 

SKIES ACROSS the Thai North are opaque with choking haze – the most serious smog crisis ever recorded in this country – but one thing citizens can see clearly is that the provincial and central governments are unable to protect their health and well-being. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092734-choking-chiang-mai-citizens-up-in-arms/

 

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Asean finance ministers shrug off pollution to focus on regional agenda

By Wichit Chaitrong 
The Nation 

 

 

Thailand will not cancel the 23rd Asean Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Chiang Rai this week despite that province and others in the North being in the grip of severe air pollution for several consecutive days, an official at the Finance Ministry said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092735-asean-finance-ministers-shrug-off-pollution-to-focus-on-regional-agenda/

 

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ANALYSIS: Can Democrat Party turn crisis into opportunity?

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

A photo with the message “Save Dem” is posted on the Facebook page of Parit Wacharasindhu with his suggestion to the new Democrat Party leadership not to join a coalition government.

 

Oldest party faces dilemma: join coalition or rest content with being opposition.

 

 

The Democrat Party has arrived at another crossroads, forced to decide whether to support the military’s continued role in politics or to erase the long-held public perception that it is willing to compromise with the generals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092736-analysis-can-democrat-party-turn-crisis-into-opportunity/

 

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Businessman accused of running pyramid scheme arrested

By The Nation

 

 

Police took into custody a 61-year-old Thai businessman accused of running a pyramid scheme that allegedly duped thousands of people and reportedly caused damage estimated at Bt3 billion, Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn said on Saturday at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092737-businessman-accused-of-running-pyramid-scheme-arrested/

 

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New law prescribes criminal action against perpetrators of domestic violence

By THE NATION

 

 

OFFICIALS FROM provincial offices under the Social Development and Human Security Ministry will soon have the power to impose a 48-hour restraining order, without waiting for court approval, against perpetrators of domestic violence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092738-new-law-prescribes-criminal-action-against-perpetrators-of-domestic-violence/

 

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12 undocumented Cambodians arrested in rubber plantation

By Prasit Tangprasert 
The Nation

 

 

Twelve Cambodians were arrested early on Sunday after they were suspected to have gathered at a rubber plantation in tambon Khok Khrachai in Nakhon Ratchasima province with the intention of cutting down Siamese rosewood trees in the Thap Lan National Park.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092739-12-undocumented-cambodians-arrested-in-rubber-plantation/

 

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Decomposed body found off Trat

By Pulsak Boonloy 
The Nation 

 

FILE photo

 

The decomposed body of an unknown man was found floating 500 metres off the coast of Trat province on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092741-decomposed-body-found-off-trat/

 

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Suan Dusit Poll reveals most Thais doubt new government can end political divide

 

 

Most Thais believe the new government, be it led by the Palang Pracharat or Pheu Thai, will not be able to end political division or other protracted problems, according to a recent Suan Dusit Poll.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092742-poll-shows-most-thai’s-don’t-believe-new-government-can-end-political-divide/

 

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PM to fly to Chiang Mai on Tuesday to discuss haze problem

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will fly to the northern province of Chiang Mai on Tuesday morning to chair a meeting of upper northern provincial governors to discuss the haze problem which is wreaking havoc in several provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092743-pm-to-fly-to-chiang-mai-on-tuesday-to-discuss-haze-problem/

 

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Clothing featuring advertising for alcoholic beverages deemed illegal

 

File photo

 

The Office of Alcohol Control Committee, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health issued a declaration today that this type of clothing violates the ban on alcoholic beverage advertising. People wearing this type of clothing are eligible to the same punishment as entertainment venues advertising alcoholic beverages or cigarettes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092744-clothing-featuring-advertising-for-alcoholic-beverages-deemed-illegal/

 

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An election full of bad examples for youth

By The Nation

 

 

If we don’t want the next generation of politicians copying the sins of their fathers, we have to bridge the division and think of the greater good

 

Consider the youth vote in this past month’s election, seven million strong. First-time voters gave Future Forward – a brand-new party with bold ideas – a chance to help form the next government. Now peer into the actual future, five or six years hence, when many old-guard political players will either be fading into the background or becoming more zealous in their efforts to 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092745-an-election-full-of-bad-examples-for-youth/

 

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True rolls out new app to woo taxi driver and bikers

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON 
THE NATION

 

True Group unveils True Ryde application last Friday.  It expects 30,000 downloads within the next three months.

 

True has launched its True Ryde App to support taxi drivers and bikers in order to improve the service levels. The company expects 30,000 downloads within the next three months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092746-true-rolls-out-new-app-to-woo-taxi-driver-and-bikers/

 

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Unfazed CP Land ready for estate project in EEC , expands Thai investments  

By Somluck Srimalee 
The Nation 
Nakhon Si Thammarat

 

Sunthorn at the press conference on the opening of the company's latest hotel, Grand Fortune, in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

 

CP Land Co Ltd, the property arm of Charoen Pokphand Group, remains firm on its Bt6-billion plan to develop an industrial estate in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092748-unfazed-cp-land-ready-for-estate-project-in-eec-expands-thai-investments/

 

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A-Go-Go Airlines - "Topless" direct flights from Europe to Pattaya to start next month

 

 

New budget airline "A-Go-Go Airlines" has been given outline permission by Thai air authorities to start flying direct from European capital cities to Pattaya beginning in May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092749-a-go-go-airlines-topless-direct-flights-from-europe-to-pattaya-to-start-next-month/

 

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12% jump in Thai-China trade eyed

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

 

Commerce Ministry pushes agricultural exports from Thai SMEs via competition

 

Doubledigit trade growth with China Ministry pushes agricultural exports from Thai SMEs via competition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092750-12-jump-in-thai-china-trade-eyed/

 

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Phuket ranked sixth Best Destination in the World – Trip Advisor

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Patong Beach. Phuket was the only Thai destination in the 2019 list of the World’s Best Destinations

 

Last year’s royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has put the Brexit-obsessed London on top of a list of the World’s Best Destinations in the TripAdvisor’s annual Traveler’s Choice Awards.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092751-phuket-ranked-sixth-best-destination-in-the-world-–-trip-advisor/

 

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Comedian takes early lead in Ukraine presidential vote

By Pavel Polityuk and Polina Ivanova

 

Ukrainian comic actor and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the media outside a polling station during a presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

 

KIEV (Reuters) - A comedian with a popular anti-corruption message but no political experience took the lead in the first round of Ukraine's presidential election on Sunday, early exit polls showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092752-comedian-takes-early-lead-in ukraine presidential-vote/
 

 

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Breaking the deadlock over Brexit: Is Britain heading for a general election?

By Kylie MacLellan

 

An Anti-Brexit sign is seen next to a statue of King Richard I outside the Houses of Parliament, in Westminster, London, Britain March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - With Britain's parliament deadlocked over the way forward on Brexit, speculation was growing on Sunday that Prime Minister Theresa May could call a snap election to try and break the impasse.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092753-breaking-the-deadlock-over brexit-is-britain-heading-for-a-general-election/

 

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Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on migrant crisis

By Humeyra Pamuk and Nathan Layne

 

FILE PHOTO: A person looks through the border wall towards the United States at Border Field State Park in San Diego, California, U.S. November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092754-trump aides-repeat-threat-to-shut-down-us-mexico-border-on-migrant-crisis/

 

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Arab leaders to seek U.N. Security Council resolution on Golan

By Ulf Laessing

 

Arab leaders pose for the camera, ahead of the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/Pool

 

TUNIS (Reuters) - Arab leaders said on Sunday they would seek a U.N. Security Council resolution against the U.S. decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and promised to support Palestinians in their bid for statehood.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092755-arab-leaders-to-seek-un-security-council-resolution-on-golan/

 

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Venezuelans set up burning barricades over lack of power, water

By Deisy Buitrago

 

Demonstrators light a fire barricade at a protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Angry Venezuelans set up burning barricades near the presidential palace in Caracas and in other parts of the country on Sunday in protests over constant power outages and shortages of drinking water in the wake of two major blackouts this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092756-venezuelans-set-up-burning-barricades-over-lack-of-power-water/

 

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Phuket water reclamation for Songkran underway

By The Phuket News

 

Teams of workers started collecting water from homes across Phuket this morning (Apr 1) as a way to ensure there is enough water for revellers to enjoy Songkran celebrations. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Water trucks across the island today began reclaiming any fresh water available from residents with enough to spare so that Songkran Thai New Year celebrations can go ahead unimpeded, despite the failing mains water supply that has plagued parts of Phuket over the past two months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092757-phuket-water-reclamation-for-songkran-underway/

 

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Siblings fleeing 'abusive mother' taken under ministry care

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Sunday sent two Thai-Swiss siblings aged 11 and 12, who had run away from their Bangkok home since March 29, to the care of the Social Development and Human Security Ministry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092759-siblings-fleeing-abusive-mother-taken-under-ministry-care/

 

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Half-million in Chiang Mai in desperate need of facemasks

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Mai, strangling in haze, continues to plea urgently for donations of N95-grade facemasks for 500,000 citizens as well as air-purifiers to establish “clean rooms” at 230 hospitals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092761-half-million-in-chiang-mai-in-desperate-need-of-facemasks/

 

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Villager crushed by rampaging wild elephant

By Surachai Piraksa 
The Nation

 

 

A 37-year-old male villager was stomped to death by a wild elephant early on Sunday morning in Tambon Lam Nang Rong in Buri Ram province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092762-buriram-villager-crushed-by-rampaging-wild-elephant/

 

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Border patrol police officers transferred over attack on youth

By Thawee Apisakulchart 
The Nation

 

 

Ten officers under the 237th border patrol police company in Nakhon Panom province were transferred to inactive posts pending the results of a fact-finding probe into an allegation of assault on six local youngsters who were caught assembling to smoke weed on the night of March 26.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092764-border-patrol-police-officers-transferred-over-attack-on-youth/

 

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Where the smoke is coming from

By The Nation

 

Chiang Mai

 

The haze is coming mainly from forest fires and farm-clearing fires raging across the North as well as in neighbouring countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092765-where-the-smoke-is-coming-from/

 

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Thai media warns condo owners - face a 2,000 baht fine if you fail to report a guest

 

PIcture: TNA

 

TNA told the Thai public that people such as condo owners would face fines of 2,000 baht if they were caught renting property to foreigners and not reporting that fact to immigration. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092767-thai-media-warns-condo-owners-face-a-2000-baht-fine-if-you-fail-to-report-a-guest/