SMS used to issue threat, thought to be sent by wanted JI members’ accomplice

IDENTIFYING VICTIMS: Police forced me to quit: Pornthip

Forensics expert gives in to pressure and hands over duties to Interpol

Subsidence and coral task forces organised

Two task forces were set up yesterday in charge of restoring coral reefs and preventing land subsidence and saltwater contamination in six southern provinces, activities that are expected to cost Bt3 billion.

LETTER FROM ACEH: Clearing up the mess takes priority in Sumatra

The Nation’s Pennapa Hongthong is the first Thai journalist to have visited Banda Aceh, from where she files this report, the first of a three-part series

Seafood dinner for governors

Governors of the tsunami-hit provinces can go ahead with a public seafood dinner to prove there’s no danger in eating fish from the affected waters, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday.

Despondent worker kills herself after beer bar destroyed

Phuket - A woman took her own life yesterday apparently out of hopelessness after the beer bar where she worked was swept away by the waves on December 26, police said.

PM gets tough on officers guarding candidates

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday ordered police and military units to recall personnel who are on secondment to guard election candidates, out of fear that the officers might double as gunmen or act as the protectors of gunmen.

Sutham offers to coordinate

The Interior Ministry yesterday offered to coordinate between all relevant agencies in a bid to stop the illegal modification of buildings.

Bio-diesel gas station scheme a success

Chiang Mai - The first government-run bio-diesel gas station in this northern city has sold more than 109,000 litres of fuel to 300 modified passenger buses taking part in a pilot project.

Heavy equipment crashes

The massive arms of a crane being used to build a bridge over the Chao Phya River in Samut Prakan crashed to the earth with a roar on Thursday night, causing Bt5 million in damage – but injuring no one.