SSO mulls overseas fund
The Social Security Office (SSO) will seek approval to invest about Bt200 billion overseas to secure enough money for future retirement funds, an official from the SSO said yesterday.
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Well-wishers flock to Siriraj to see King
Despite yesterday's heavy rain, a steady flow of well-wishers arrived at Siriraj Hospital to offer His Majesty the King their regards for a speedy recovery.
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Officials call emergency talks to try to limit bird-flu damage
The Agriculture Ministry has called an emergency meeting with livestock officials from the 21 provinces on high alert for bird flu, amid fears of more outbreaks of the potentially fatal virus.
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Apirak promises to breathe new life into nation's capital
City Governor Apirak Kosayodhin yesterday vowed to make Bangkok the "City of Life" in his third year at the helm.
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Major medical centre gets Cabinet green light
Thailand will have Southeast Asia's largest and most modern medical centre after the Cabinet yesterday backed a Bt8.74-billion project to make Siriraj Hospital a centre of medical excellence.
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Sonthi to take over in South
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has formally commissioned army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin to enforce policy and strategy in the restive South, an official said yesterday.
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AOT hits back at 'biased' IATA
The operator of Suvarnabhumi International Airport has hit back at "biased comments" about its readiness to open for full service on September 28.
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Culture gets new head
The Cabinet yesterday approved Apinan Poshyananda as the next permanent secretary at the Culture Ministry and endorsed high-ranking personnel changes in a number of other ministries.
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Formalin-tainted food still found at Huai Khwang market
Vendors at Bangkok's Huai Khwang market have been found selling food tainted with formalin for the second time this year, health authorities said yesterday.
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Koalas, wombats coming up
Australia will send 11 types of animal to Thailand in return for eight elephants sent to zoos in Sydney and Melbourne, Zoological Park Organisation director Sophon Damnui said yesterday.
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Surin blasts secrecy over elephant deal
Former foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan yesterday urged the government to come clean on the Thai-Australia programme that sent eight Thai elephants to Australia this week despite local opposition.
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