Ban Chiang dig gets a lift
The Cabinet yesterday approved a further Bt45-million budget for restoration and preservation work at the Ban Chiang archaeological site in Udon Thani province, Fine Arts Department deputy director-general Somsuda Leeyawanich said.
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Cabinet sinks hopes for a long Songkran
Civil servants' hopes of a long Songkran vacation evaporated yesterday, when the Cabinet declared the national holiday would begin on April 13 and end on April 16.
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Young drinkers bound for jail
Over one fifth of Thailand's young male population regularly consume large quantities of alcohol, a behaviour that contributes to criminal activity including gang rapes, a senior juvenile correctional official in Nakhon Ratchasima said yesterday.
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Man shot dead, one hurt in deep South
A government official was shot dead yesterday and another man was injured late on Monday as the violence continued in the deep South.
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Police stop probe of students over leaflets
The Network of People Power for Democracy will sue the director of Khlong Toei district for turning in 20 students to police because they handed out leaflets last week urging people to vote.
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Young couples staying one step ahead
While the government boasts its new regulations on dormitories will reduce premarital sex, many students say there is no way to prevent this.
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SPECIAL REPORT
Government announces dorm blitz in bid to tackle pre-marital sex and use of illicit drugs
Watana says sexes must be kept apart; public hotline set up; private apartments to be targeted next
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THAI AIRWAYS
Directors Olarn, Vichit step down
Resignations follow union's allegations of conflicts of interest due to Shin Corp link
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Statue will be reassembled
The Brahma statue that was destroyed last month by a man with a history of mental illness will be reassembled using adhesive technology and then reinstalled at the Erawan Shrine, while an entirely new metal figure will be built as well, the panel in charge of the project said yesterday.
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Doctors fast-track study of plants
In an effort to speed up the development of herbal medicines, the Public Health Ministry yesterday joined hands with two universities to assist studies into the medicinal efficacy of certain plants.
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Thai researchers ready to spread wings
Thai researchers are close to realising their plans of building unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which previously have been imported.
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