Alcohol bill crucial but fight will be tough: experts
Passing laws to limit consumption of alcohol and jacking up taxes on alcoholic drinks substantially would help reduce the huge negative impacts of rising alcohol abuse in Thailand, a national conference heard yesterday.
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IN BRIEF
Bill creates committees to protect smaller up-country shops
Two more committees will be created by the Commerce Ministry's retail-business legislation to screen all plans to build mega-retail developments in the provinces.
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Two shot dead, bomb set off
Two men were shot dead and a women injured in a bomb explosion yesterday in the latest violence in the Muslim majority South.
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Court ruling restores harsh fees on iTV
The Supreme Administrative Court yesterday upheld the lower court's verdict to cancel the arbitration ruling on concession fee payments by iTV, placing the privately owned station in a precarious financial position.
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Fighting sex crimes
The British Embassy has arranged specialist training for 26 Thai and two Lao women police officers investigating sex crimes against children.
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No television for infants under three, experts say
Parents should forbid children under three years old from watching TV or else their intelligence might be stunted, a group of child development activists advised yesterday.
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Chiang Mai warned more quakes could follow
Chiang Mai could be hit by more earthquakes following the moderate shake early yesterday, the Meteorological Department has warned.
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Millions of rural children need dentistry
At least 6.6 million rural children aged below 12 have tooth decay and most do not receive dental treatment, while 100,000 Bangkok youngsters aged between six and 14 consume fast food on a daily basis, a Mahidol University survey has found.
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