Early rains in North 'a sign of La Nina and wet year'
The La Nina phenomenon, which triggers unusually cold ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific, has brought early rains to northern Thailand.
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IN BRIEF
Yala: Village headman shot dead; 5 'insurgents' held
A village headman was shot dead in Yala yesterday and five suspected militants were arrested in Narathiwat following a shooting attack on an elderly rubber tapper and his wife. Muslim insurgents were believed responsible for both attacks.
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Run on pawnshops
State-owned pawnshops across the country have reserved Bt700 million ahead of the beginning of the new school year.
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China bans Thai 'voodoo dolls'
Restrictions on Thai-made goods might be common hurdles for exporters or manufacturers when it comes to product quality, but makers of a handmade doll have been hit by a ban in China that few could have foreseen.
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Chula Chom Klao award put on hold
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam told a Cabinet meeting yesterday that HM the King's decision not to bestow the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao this year was not unusual.
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Four-lane roads need EIA tests, office says
An environmental impact assessment (EIA) should be undertaken before any four-lane road is built, the Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning Office said yesterday.
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Warning over table-top cooking gels
Restaurants that use prohibited methanol-based alcohol gels to reheat food at customers' tables will face a 10-year prison term and a maximum fine of Bt1 million, a senior Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official warned yesterday.
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