New test to detect abnormal infants
Thai scientists have successfully developed a new genetic test to improve detection of unexplained mental retardation and multi-congenital abnormalities, which plague about 3 per cent of newborn babies in the country.
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Kantathi's visit boosts Thai-Irish ties
After decades of mutual neglect, Thailand and Ireland have agreed to intensify diplomatic relations with new ideas and strategies, including opening embassies and starting a direct air link between their respective capitals.
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Lull in bird-flu reports
The country has been bird-flu free for more than a month, while Phichit and Nakhon Phanom provinces have been off the watch list since August 23.
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Comedian in a coma after heart stops
Famous comedian Supakorn "Dee Dok Madan" Srisawat went into a coma yesterday morning following an asthma attack that caused him to stop breathing and his heart to stop for 15 minutes.
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Bus driver's sentence halved
A bus driver was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison in connection with the death of a university student who fell from the vehicle he was driving on September 14, 2004.
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Mud blocks roads in Surat Thani; illnesses spread
Several landslides blocked a road linking the southern province of Surat Thani to Phang Nga yesterday, while flood-affected villagers in the central province of Phitsanulok were suffering from an outbreak of conjunctivitis plus hand, foot and mouth diseases.
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SNIPPETS
Detector makes an exception
Caretaker Transport Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal may have thought he had been given special privileges at Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday when he was allowed to walk through a set of metal detectors with his cellophane and a key chain still in his pocket.
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Not enough toilets!
The new airport has its soft opening today, but bosses must face some huge concerns - the main departure hall has only 100 seats and just four restrooms for men
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