BETTING EXPLOSION
Online World Cup gambling up by more than 50 per cent
'Thais betting from Bt5,000 to Bt10m on global websites'
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Jumbo protest a Thai problem: Aussie zoos
A protest by animal rights activists that prevented eight elephants from being transported from Kanchana-buri to Australia was Thailand's problem, an Australian zoo official said yesterday.
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Premier off to World Cup final
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will fly to Berlin to attend the World Cup final on June 9, Chaipak Siriwat, the secretary-general of the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand, said yesterday.
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Seven arrested for bombing
Two people died and eight others were injured in a series of attacks in Narathiwat and Pattani provinces yesterday, while seven people in Yala were arrested in connection with a bomb that killed five security officers on Tuesday.
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HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS
Wasant fears for life after suspected kidnap attempt
NHRC member 'a target' for launching probe into Somchai, unidentified bodies
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Over 600 graft cases 'could expire without NCCC soon'
The National Counter-Corruption Commission has more than 600 cases pending, but they may have to be dropped if a new commission is not chosen soon, an academic warned yesterday.
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Briton arrested for 'killing fiancée'
Police yesterday arrested British national Christopher Alan Caunter, who is wanted by British police for allegedly killing his fiancee in England last year.
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Another Aussie shot, out near Cambodia
A second Australian has been shot in Thailand - a week after a Brisbane woman died in a drive-by shooting in Kanchanaburi.
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SIFE contest decided today
The local chapter of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) will today select a team to represent the Kingdom at this year's SIFE World Cup, a competition that requires students to mastermind a business strategy.
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IMD SURVEY
Kingdom edges up competitiverankings
Thailand put at 27th of 60 states; infrastructure rating still poor
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New land values in the North 'out of touch with reality'
The government's revised land values in the North have been condemned by the Chiang Mai-Lamphun Real Estate Association, which claims northern residents are being price out of their neighbourhoods.
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Chalor gets 20 years for extortion
Former police commissioner Chalor Kerdthet, was sentenced to 20 years in jail by Ratchada Criminal Court yesterday for extorting money from a jewellery trader who bought treasures stolen from the Saudi royal family 13 years ago.
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Govt to spend Bt150m on royal pictures
The government will distribute 15 million photographs commemorating the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King's accession to the throne to Thai households nationwide, caretaker Govern ment Spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee said yesterday.
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Panel to assess finding
Caretaker Deputy Interior Minister Sermsak Pongpanit said yesterday he would set up an independent committee to study a finding in the fire-truck corruption scandal involving the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
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