11.   Burmese coming to Thailand for work are bringing malaria and other diseases with them that are spreading among Thais, a provincial health official said Thursday.

12.   But the GMOA is insisting the minister cancel recent appointments of provincial health directors and deputy directors he made without calling for applications.

13.   Ekmal Rusdi Health, a provincial health official, warned people to stay indoors because of dangerous pollution levels.

14.   He urged the provincial health office to intensify efforts to combat the disease, called muntaber.

15.   Health Minister Andrew Petter released two legal opinions Friday that say health services not fully covered by provincial health plans may not be protected under the trade deal.

16.   In the meantime, four foreign aid agencies and the Ratanakiri provincial health department are struggling to banish cholera from the province.

17.   Inadequate and under-financed provincial health services are ill-equipped to deal with such epidemics.

18.   Nelsa Amin, a provincial health official, said villagers have been afraid to report deaths caused by the attack.

19.   Provincial health authorities have sent a team of doctors to help deal with the situation, according to the television.

20.   Provincial health director Dr. Prosper Abessolo-Mengue declined to say how many people were infected, saying tests were still being conducted.