Attacks in the restive South are continuing, with eight more injured victims being counted on Thursday night.

Pojaman helps with corpse retrieval

Khunying Pojaman Shina-watra yesterday worked in the tsunami-hit southern provinces on behalf of her husband Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, dealing with corpses and the overall situation, said the premier.

SAVED BY OLD WISDOM: Gypsies know their sea

Elders’ advice save entire village

Thai fund set up to help Aceh victims

A fund has been set up in Thailand for humanitarian assistance for Aceh province, Indonesia, where the official tsunami death toll has reached 80,000 and the latest estimates have it eventually exceeding 100,000.

Supreme Patriarch, Chularatchamontri lead prayers for victims of giant waves

Religious leaders yesterday organised a nationwide prayer ceremony for tsunami victims in the six southern provinces.

17 looting suspects nabbed

Police have arrested 17 people – 13 Thais and four Burmese – suspected of stealing assets belonging to victims of Sunday’s devastating tsunami waves in the South.

Chat Thai founder takes swipe at Banharn in book

Former Chat Thai Party leader Pramarn Adireksarn yesterday celebrated his 92nd birthday and distributed his autobiography, “Unseen Ratchakhru”, to well-wishers.

Brawling senators, ‘dumb toads’ impress the media

Reporters assigned to the parliamentary beat yesterday released what they considered the year’s two standout events and three nicknames.

Smooth ride

Traffic is flowing smoothly this New Year’s weekend on roads leaving Bangkok, as fewer people than usual are heading to the provinces.

IN BRIEF: Seismologists’ work on warning system survey already under way

A team of Japanese seismologists is surveying Phuket and the Andaman coastline before issuing recommendations on the advance warning system for earthquakes and tsunami, vice minister for PM’s office Smith Tumsaroch said yesterday.