Citing a patient who had as many 1,898 gallstones removed recently at Tha Bo Crown Prince Hospital in Nong Khai’s Tha Bo district, hospital director Dr Wattana Pareesri pointed out on August 21 that up to 10 per cent of the population in the Northeast suffer from gallstones.

Public prosecutors have decided to postpone their decision to next month on whether to indict 29 suspects, including former Loei police chief Pol Maj-General Suthip Palitkusolthat, in a Bt600 million fraud and embezzlement case, which included many victims, as well as 192 police officers who lost Bt240 million.