
AC cars 'no refuge from air pollution'

Motorists and passengers in air-conditioned vehicles are still exposed to air pollution if their vehicles do not have proper pollution-prevention equipment, an expert told a seminar yesterday.
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N. Korea ban justified

Thailand will abide by sanctions imposed by the United Nations' Security Council against North Korea over its nuclear test.
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AOT chief clarifies

Airports of Thailand chairman Srisook Chandrangsu has submitted two files clarifying the Suvarnabhumi Airport scandals to the Assets Examination Committee, even though the AEC had not told him of its allegations, AEC chairman Nam Yimyaem said yesterday.
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Warning on malaria, scrub typhus

Hikers were warned yesterday to beware catching malaria and scrub typhus, both of which can be fatal in serious cases.
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NHRC ruling upheld

The Supreme Administrative Court yesterday upheld a lower-court decision dismissing an order by National Human Rights Commission chairman Saneh Chamarik that seconded secretary-general Choochai Supphawong to be an adviser
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Flora Expo 'corruption' exposed

Details of the "irregularities" concerning the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 project in Chiang Mai came to light in a Bangkok seminar yesterday.
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Japanese worried about delay of pact

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) in Bangkok have expressed concern over delays in signing the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA).
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Klong Toei residents claim harassment by Army

The Klong Toei slum district has been poorly treated since the coup with the Army undertaking armed patrols on a nightly basis, former senator and slum community leader Prateep Ungsongtham Hata says.
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