DIESEL SHORTAGE Pressure mounts to raise bus fares
Operators losing money on higher fuel costs, likely to raise ticket prices after Songkran
Day 7 fatalities up on last year
Road accidents claimed 89 lives on Thursday and injured 1,161 people, pushing the toll for the first seven days of the Songkran holidays to 343 deaths and 4,199 injuries, the Road Safety Centre said yesterday.
Thaksin 'still has total power'
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra still maintains full powers although he appears to have delegated most of his authority to the first deputy premier, Chidchai Vanasatidya, a Government House source said yesterday.
Search for aliens takes light approach
A new optical telescope designed solely to detect light signals from alien civilisations has opened for work at an observatory in the United States, according to a report on the BBC's website.
Prem urges all citizens to strive for harmony
Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday called on all Thais to join in the spirit of Songkran to rise above political ill will.
