No one hurt as govt buildings targeted; tally of more than 100 blasts this year. Four bombs exploded simultaneously yesterday morning at government buildings in four districts in this strife-torn southern province.

Referendum needed to justify legalising casinos: PM

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday pointed to possible benefits from legalising casinos, but did not make it clear whether his government would throw its support behind such a move.

SPENDING SPREE: PM wants no budget left on table

Orders agencies to spend remaining Bt100 billion

We did all we could: THAI

Thai Airways International insisted yesterday that its crew had done all it could for a passenger who died from a stroke on a flight last weekend to New York.

Owner of den gets jail

The owner of a building that housed the large gambling den raided by police on Wednesday was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison.

Traffic mayhem looms in Lat Phrao

Bangkok commuters will face a travel nightmare when construction of three flyovers across the Lat Phrao intersection starts on Sunday.

Technicolour to the rescue of old movies

Leading local film lab Technicolor (Thailand) Co recently announced plans to help the National Film Archive (NFA) – which has an insufficient budget – restore hundreds of Thai classics.

Mahidol-B Brown Prize winners named

Privy Councillor Dr Kasem Wattanachai and Professor Thanomsri Srichaikul have been named as this year’s winners of the prestigious Mahidol-B Brown Prize.

ANALYSIS: Snoh’s moment of truth has arrived

With the removal of Snoh Thienthong from Thai Rak Thai’s executive board on Tuesday, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has opened a new front in the power struggle within the ruling party.

New attempt to smear Jaruvan

On top of struggling to retain the post of auditor general, Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka is now fighting to rebut a new allegation relating to her 2002 audit report which exposed corruption stemming from mega-projects.

Cheerleader ‘satisfactory’ after surgery

Following brain surgery on Wednesday, the Burapha University cheerleader initially believed brain dead after a fall on Saturday, is in a satisfactory condition, doctors said.

LOST PROTECTORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS: 'Misguided policies' blamed for killings

Religious groups say state support for capitalism overshadows activists' lives

Health officials told to prepare for flu virus

The Public Health Ministry yesterday called a meeting of health personnel from across the country to prepare measures for the possible spread of any new disease that is a mutation of the influenza and bird-flu viruses.

Ministry agrees to review truckers' demands

Deputy Transport Minister Phumtham Wechayachai yesterday agreed to review the five demands submitted by truck operators, who are seeking relief from rising diesel prices.

Two men shot dead after court victory

Two men were shot dead on Wednesday night in Songkhla’s Sadao district while celebrating victory after a court fight over a 50-rai rubber plantation, police said yesterday.

‘Uncaring’ police panned

Police insensitivity and lack of training might have contributed to the apparent suicide of Wassana Sunee, the mistress of Thai Rak Thai MP Attaphol Sanitwongchai, human rights activists said yesterday.

SCANNER SCANDAL: AMLO investigation finds nothing amiss

The Anti-Money Laundering Office has so far not detected any corruption in the Suvarnabhumi Air-port scanner deal, but will extend its probe into the affair by 30 days.

SCANNER SCANDAL: AMLO investigation finds nothing amiss

The Anti-Money Laundering Office has so far not detected any corruption in the Suvarnabhumi Air-port scanner deal, but will extend its probe into the affair by 30 days.

Private TV operators would be hit hard

maximise mass media outlets to educate the public about how to save energy.

Anti-govt website closures slammed

The Thai Webmaster Association yesterday called the shutdown of two websites highly critical of the government “a violation of the constitutional principle on freedom of speech”.