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Mall mayhem

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 1:09:07

Christmas comes early to Bangkok's shopping district as an avalanche of foreign visitors hits town

Rainwater 'no longer safe to drink'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 4:22:05

Rainwater in Thailand is no longer safe for consumption, especially in the coastal provinces in the East, due to rising level of acidity caused by toxins from factories and traffic smog.

Students get gat surprise

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 2:31:17

In order to teach students that they should not rely on tutorial schools all the time, the National Institute of Educational Testing Services (NIETS) has included a surprise in the latest round of General Aptitude Test (GAT).

Opponents to continue abbot rally

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 5:03:42

Two groups made up of monks and laypersons, both for and against the appointment of an outsider as the abbot of Wat Sothon in Chachoengsao province, held rallies yesterday within the temple compound.

Prosecution team seeks to extend custody

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 5:03:11

Detention must be stretched by 12 days because first case not ready yet

Education reshuffle raises questions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 1:31:45

At the annual Education Ministry reshuffle of eight C11 positions yesterday, a permanent secretary was made chief of the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) instead of a deputy who should have been promoted.

Little hope in Anand's role

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 5:05:20

The Stop Global Warming Association is not happy that former PM Anand Panyarachun is chairing the committee tasked with solving pollution problems in the Map Ta Phut area.

Industry dodges ad bans by pushing smokes online

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 1:32:34

The tobacco industry is using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to promote its products and persuade people to become smokers, a study revealed yesterday.

Illicit booze kills three

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 2:33:11

Methyl alcohol - smuggled by inmates of the Central Correctional Institution for Young Offenders into their holding cells to drink as booze - has left three people dead, two in a comatose state, and 16 others in hospital, a senior official said yesterday.

Suvarnabhumi compensation

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 5:04:41

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has ordered that people living near Suvarnabhumi Airport should be helped on humanitarian grounds, despite a court previously ruling in favour of the Airports of Thailand.

Govt promises action on Map Ta Phut

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 2:44:44

Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu yesterday promised a bigger budget to tackle pollution problems in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong province.

Woman says doctor beat her in money dispute

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 2:29:31

Police yesterday summoned the son of well-known doctor-businessman Decha Sukharom for allegedly detaining a secretary and beating her up after he suspected she had stolen money from him in a business deal.

Loan sharks threaten families, say debtors

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 2:34:35

A number of debtors who owe money to illegal lenders yesterday filed complaints with a police division claiming they were intimidated when they could not repay daily high interest rates.

MK's robot invasion

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 5:01:57

Waiting tables at restaurant chain is first mission for Thailand's first entertainment robot

Flood-toll hits 15 in the South

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 3:32:29

As floods continue to ravage the South, the death toll in ten provinces has risen to 15 with Narathiwat leading this list with 10 deaths.

Online dating sites key factor in missing persons

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 3:16:03

A recent study on missing persons has revealed that online dating sites are the most dangerous for teenage girls.

Cab driver admits he killed woman, mutilated boy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 1:21:42

The Bangkok cabbie, who has confessed to murdering a woman and her five-year-old son, admitted in court yesterday he had committed three of seven offences filed against him.

Needless devices removed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 5:05:30

At least 19 �unnecessary� medical devices will be likely dropped from the Public Health Ministry's Bt86-billion procurement list.

Roll your own smokes popular but no safer, research finds

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 5:04:55

The number of tobacco smokers currently in Thailand has reached 14.3 million, the latest Global Adult Tobacco Survey revealed yesterday.

Call for more privatesector support for vocational students

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:37:14

The government should give the private sector a greater role in providing vocational education, Dr Somwang Pitiyanuwat said yesterday.