Tue, October 25, 2005

Headlines TELECOM MARKET: NTC to look into Ucom takeover We need you more than ever, fans tell BBC Six thought to have bird flu NWS: ‘Second chance school’ National BIRD-FLU OUTBREAK: Virus now in 39 provinces Floods hit holidaymakers in Hua Hin for long weekend BURNING ISSUE: bts extension is more important Vote counting system to change for Senate poll Hundreds of farmers gather to demand help with debts SENATE DILEMMA: Candidates seen as too close to MPs 21 injured after buses collide Computer centre for tsunami children Private, public agencies join the fight Gang strips teens of jeans, shoes and cash Elephants lead charge on Guinness record book SKYTRAIN EXTENSION: Ministry drops opposition to BMA funding SOUTHERN UNREST: KL vows to maintain border cooperation Queen issues appeal for national unity, peace Govt attorneys vow to fight Tak Bai compensation demands Go, you’re not needed, Suchai told TRT plans call centre INTERVIEW WITH FINANCE MINISTER: Thai Beverage ‘should be listed’ Ministries at odds over mass-transit fund plan FINANCIAL LIBERALISATION: Timing must be right – BOT Citibank sees no threat to local lenders from FTA SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT: Banks vie for office space Mass-transit financing assured: Pichit Traditional dolls prove a winner IN BRIEF: LIQUOR CONSUMPTION: Education key to ‘healthy drinking habits’ Construction expands as state projects take off Car repossessions help auction firm grow Vietnam plans mega-airport LATE NEWS FRENCH CARMAKER’S THAI PLANS: Renault’s coming, but not yet Latest Civic to debut in Nov Telenor takeover a year in the making France continues building Thai trade Somkid cautiously welcomes news on trade deficit Street WISE: Super CEO still uses soothsayer Sports Thais land more gold Great Dane backs barque with bite Opinion EDITORIAL: Put Burma on the UN’s agenda HARD TALK: Time to retire the anti-Malaysia rhetoric Thailand marks UN’s 60th anniversary Entertainment His dream is sharing dreams Letters LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Art/Culture A question of relationships: When plastic surgery makes you ‘beautiful’