Storm brewing over top promotions
The government faces allegations it is making political appointments to top bureaucratic posts after it filled two sensitive positions yesterday.
DSI: 7 top officials caught in scam
The Department of Special Investi-gation (DSI) yesterday concluded that seven high-ranking officials and former officials had committed malfeasance in the multibillion-baht deal to purchase fire-fighting equipment from Austria for the Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department.
Final stage for bird flu medicine
The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) is in the final stages of developing its own medicine to treat bird flu.
Legal action is last resort
Two Australian zoos say legal action will only be taken as a last resort to prevent animal rights activists blocking the deliv¬ery of eight Asian elephants to Sydney and Melbourne, Australian media reported.
Kenya court halts wildlife export to Thailand
A Nairobi court has indefinitely put on halt the government's intended plan to export animals to Thailand pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by the Nairobi CBO consortium.