Containing outbreak made difficult by villagers’ flower-hunting trips into jungle

PM strikes Bhutan deal for Shin Corp

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has promised to link Bhutan with his family-owned satellite network to help the cloistered Buddhist kingdom establish an IT computer system, the Thai News Agency (TNA) reported yesterday.

Three more shot dead in South

Three people including a local leader were gunned down yesterday in the deep South.

OIC delegation visits Yala

A delegation of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday visited Yala as part of its four-day working visit to solicit information about violence in the southern provinces.

New therapy makes a lot of horse sense

In a unique experiment for Thailand, the police have stepped up to help improve the quality of life for children suffering from autism and other handicaps.

3-yr-old’s killer sought

Police are hunting for a man who allegedly beat his three-year-old stepson to death. The boy sustained a brain haemorrhage, ruptured lungs and a broken jaw during the beating.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: Senate to seek broader changes

Chamber won’t confine itself to NCCC selection-panel clause

Ministry to be given more power

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will become a “Grade A” ministry, with the power to regulate the use of natural resources, following the new round of reforms.

Senators raise two ‘topics of concern’

The Senate Committee on Corruption’s investigation into CAGE Inc and Quatrotec Inc – the consultants for New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) – has raised two major topics of concern.

Boy looks to become ‘real man’

Urinating has always been Sutheesak Phuthiwong’s biggest problem. It has been a constant embarrassment for him for much of his 12 years.

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