ALCOHOLISM Drunk villages turned into booze-free zones
Crusading monk starts with youths in four-year campaign to wean two 'notorious' villages in Ubon Ratchathani off alcohol
Overspending widespread among Bangkok youths: poll
Some 1,500 Bangkok youth representatives yesterday vowed to apply His Majesty the King's sufficiency-economy theory to their daily lives after a poll revealed that some city children were spending over Bt500 a day on themselves.
Assistance for medical students
The Chin Sophonpanich Foundation has donated over Bt86 million to support 150 medical students and 336 nursing students to solve rural medical-staff shortages, Khunying Chodchoy Sophonpanich said yesterday.
'No measures to curb noise from airport'
A top ear and hearing expert has expressed concerns about noise pollution around the new Suvarnabhumi Airport, saying the government has taken no measures to deal with it.
UK minister on 3-day visit
Barry Gardiner, the United Kingdom's bio-diversity minister, will make a three-day visit to Thailand, starting tomorrow.
