ONCB probe finds foreign ringleaders behind Australia-Taiwan drug route
FRIDAY, JULY 03, 2026
Thai authorities have arrested the delivery rider who allegedly handed narcotics to a flight attendant, as the ONCB expands its probe into a network using Thailand as a transit route to Australia and Taiwan.
Transport Ministry overhauls airport anti-drug measures, says crew and passengers face same screening
THURSDAY, JULY 02, 2026
Thailand’s Transport Ministry has ordered tighter airport anti-drug measures, integrating intelligence, modern technology and biometric systems, while insisting that crew members are screened to the same standard as passengers.
Thai DHSS orders clinic closure over unregistered weight-loss drug
FRIDAY, JUNE 05, 2026
Officials said a clinic staff member, not a doctor, administered a weight-loss injection before the patient’s symptoms worsened and she was hospitalised.
Thai FDA classifies weight-loss pens as specially controlled medicines
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026
Thailand’s FDA has tightened controls on injectable GLP-1 drugs amid rising misuse of “weight-loss pens” on social media, warning of serious health risks and stressing they must now be dispensed only on a doctor’s prescription.
Health Ministry signals measures to curb medicine price rises as freight costs climb amid Hormuz war uncertainty
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026
Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr Somruek Chuengsaman says drug makers report no production issues but warn higher transport costs could push up medicine prices. The FDA is asking manufacturers to temporarily slow or halt exports and prioritise domestic supply while monitoring national stock levels.