Thailand's king has endorsed a cabinet reshuffle, a statement said Saturday, after the country's protest-hit coalition government moved to stem the fallout from a healthcare corruption scandal. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's fragile administration, which has ridden out widespread demonstrations since coming to power in December 2008, has recently suffered two resignations over alleged graft. Public Health minister ...

Thailand's public health minister quit on Tuesday after he was accused of negligence linked to dubious plans for a ministry budget worth more than two billion dollars. Witthaya Kaewparadai was among a group of politicians and officials named in a report on Monday as being negligent in implementing plans for the 86-billion baht (2.6 billion dollar) budget, part ...