
Science school seeks world-class quality ranking

Mahidol Wittayanusorn School has requested a quality assessment that meets international standards.
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Grey wolf dies after recapture

Hlong, the Canadian grey wolf that escaped from the Night Safari Zoo and was recaptured earlier this month, has died after being treated for pneumonia.
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Teachers to face further charges

Police yesterday pressed four additional charges against two Bangkok teachers accused of raping two pupils.
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Wildlife case 'outrageous'

Conservationists have voiced concern about the conviction by Phetchaburi Court on Tuesday of a respected wildlife activist, who was fined Bt20,000 and given an eight-month suspended jail term for "illegal possession" of a handful of unregistered animals.
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IN BRIEF

Garbage trucks

BMA to reconsider Bt1.68-bn depot project after Sai Mai residents protest
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked for two more weeks to consider the possibility of changing the site for a garbage-truck depot being built in the heavily residential Sai Mai district.
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New airport 'not ready for the disabled'

The Central Administrative Court yesterday refused to accept a plea by a group of disabled people to prevent the opening of Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 28 on the grounds that facilities for disabled people are not ready for use.
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Foreign Ministry reshuffle looming

Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's influence is looming large over the Foreign Ministry where horse-trading has intensified in the run-up to a reshuffle that will take place before the end of next month, a source said yesterday.
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