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Bangkok Post - August 29, 2005
Concerns were raised after Suwaj Thienthong, the ministry's inspector-general, surveyed towns near the Thai-Malaysian border in Narathiwat, Satun, Songkhla and Yala. He found dysentery, malaria and HIV to be common and on the rise. Counterfeit drugs and substandard foods, including two makes of bird's nest beverage and an instant tea powder, mostly imported from neighbouring Malaysia, were also being sold.
Sirichai Pattharanuthapron, Narathiwat public health officer, said eight of 21 food samples collected from grocery stores in Sungai Kolok did not meet the required standard.
Thai and Malaysian public health authorities will set up a joint panel to enforce strict controls on food and drugs. The first meeting is set for December.
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