After being separated 18 years ago from her biological mother, a young woman flew from Canada to meet her for the first time on the Mother’s Day yesterday in Uttaradit’s Muang district. Boonruam “Laura” Chankhampa, 18, prepared a jasmine garland to give her mother Jumpee Chankhampa, who suffers from mental illness and has been under the care of Boonruam’s 83-year-old grandmother, Lah Chankhampa, for more than a decade.

Thaksin confident TRT spats are over

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he was confident there would be no more conflicts between the Thai Rak Thai spokespersons, or between factions within the party. He said conflicts between party members would end as soon as he spoke to them. Key party members have been assigned to help look after junior members and give them advice, he said.

Bt11-million ‘discrepancy’

New evidence suggests a discrepancy of Bt11 million between the actual cost of the CTX bomb baggage scanners and the price publicly quoted by the government, according to a senior Democrat Party official.

Ministry accepts blind woman’s compensation

The Public Health Ministry yesterday confirmed that it would not appeal a court verdict ordering compensation for a woman who lost her eyesight following treatment at a state hospital.

Man held for taping hit movie

Letting his enthusiasm over the new movie “Tom Yum Goong” go a little overboard, a Cambodian tourist was arrested in Bangkok’s Phya Thai district for recording parts of it with a digital camera.

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Stay put, scared mums tell kids

Despite yearning to see their children who study in cities far away, mothers in the southernmost provinces urged them not to come visit on Mother’s Day yesterday out fear that they could fall victim to the violence in the region.

New airport won’t get plumeria trees

Transport Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal yesterday scrapped the plan to plant white plumeria trees around Suvarnabhumi Air-port and ordered that something cheaper be found to decorate the environs.