enlarge A woman on wheelchair is helped to a polling station in Bueng Kum district Sunday. Bangkok voters in 50 districts cast votes to elect 57 Bangkok councillors and residents of 36 districts also elect their district councillors.
Separatists 'are masquerading as security forces'
The multi-agency Southern Border Provinces Peace-Building Command (SBPPBC) launched a public-relations campaign yesterday, warning southern communities to keep watch for insurgents pretending to be security officials.
Avian influenza suspected after two dine on doves
Two cases of suspected bird flu in humans have been found in Uttaradit, one of the seven provinces declared a "red zone" by the Department of Livestock Development (DLD), a local health official said yesterday.
Army plans to take a leaf out of insurgents' book
The Army plans to strengthen the 20,000-strong village defence force in the deep South though extensive military training and link the volunteer units in one wide-reaching network in what appears to replicate the separatist organisation.
Napaporn pulls off a surprise win
Thailand's Napaporn Tongsalee extended her surprise run in the US$50,000 Walmart/Wolf Lumber women's challenger tournament at Oak Knoll Country Club in Los Angeles on Friday with another solid comeback win in the quarter-finals.