SOUTHERN VIOLENCE Exodus of Buddhists
Fleeing villagers seek refuge in wat of nearby district, fearing attacks by militants
Diarrhoea life-savers win 2006 Mahidol Award
Four medical professionals - three Americans and one Indian - were yesterday awarded the prestigious Prince Mahidol Award 2006 for work that led to an inexpensive but effective treatment of severe diarrhoea.
Activists call for better free healthcare for the poor
Fifteen health insurance coordinating centres and a network of activists from 23 provinces have urged the government to continue to provide cheap or free access to medical care for all Thais.
Military officers needed in board for check and balance : Sonthi
General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, chairman of the Council for National Security (CNS), brushed off criticism on Friday of the CNS for having senior military officials sitting on the boards of state enterprises and drawing salaries for doing so.
One in four residents in Angthong suffer post-flood illness
The floods now receding from Angthong have left one in four residents suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and nearly one in 10 depressed and suicidal, the Public Health Ministry said Friday.
OPEN HOUSE Kosit outlines idea of sufficiency economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras said the interim government would ensure the public participation and social harmony in its economic policy to avoid the mistake done by the previous government.
OPEN HOUSE Piyasvasti: Thailand will purchase 5,000 megawatts more of power from Laos
Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand assured foreign investors that the interim government would not intervene in the oil market. The minister also vowed to ensure the transparency in the bidding of the future power projects.
OPEN HOUSE Krirk-krai: farmers' high subsidy policy not bode well in long term
Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jirapaet criticised the high farmers' subsidy that the previous government provided to the farmers, saying that the high subsidy would discourage farmers from improving their productivity, a burden to the state.
OPEN HOUSE Pridiyathorn outlines three mega-projects
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula today outlined three projects that the government plan to do to promote economic growth.
OPEN HOUSE WITH THE ECONOMIC MINISTERS Read all the headlines inside
In the first major economic forum since the Thaksin upheaval, economic ministers of the interim government are to come together on Friday morning to spell out short and longterm plans and visions for politically turbulent Thailand.
