Tsunami hoax causes panic
Residents in Phang Nga's Takua Pa district stampeded to high ground in fright yester-day after rumours spread that a tsunami was about to hit the Andaman shore, while the authorities denied that any report had been issued.
Joblessness down, but bosses remain jittery
Although the 2005 unemployment rate is the lowest in the past three years, employers are worrying that the current political uncertainty will cause investment to slow.
Siriraj Hospital names Songkhla doctor as the 'finest'
A doctor who dedicated his life to improving health care in his hometown, the predominantly Muslim district of Thepha in Songkhla, has been named finest rural doctor of the year by the prestigious Siriraj Hospital, the nation's oldest school of medicine.
Vatana to know fate by month's end
The Department of Special Litigation (DSL) will decide at the end of the month whether to go ahead with the prosecution of former interior minister Vatana Asavahame and his associates on allegations of forest encroachment in Phang Nga.
