No need to vaccinate birds for flu: ministry
Thailand does not need to vaccine poultry against bird flu because the situation remains under control, despite another outbreak of the troubling disease, Agriculture Ministry deputy permanent secretary Yukol Limlamthong said yesterday.
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Public say restructuring needed
Most people agreed with the government's policy to develop and restructure the police as an institution, an Abac poll revealed yesterday.
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Police reform promised within term of this government
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont yesterday said the revamp of the police institution would be completed within the one-year term of the interim government.
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Water bank idea on environment agenda
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) committee on the environment will hold a technical seminar in mid-February to discuss ideas and include them in the new constitution, chairman General Surin Phikulthong said yesterday.
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Thammasat gets back to business
Thammasat University Council will name a new Finance and Accountancy Faculty dean early next week, a crucial move for future business-education development.
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Isaan folk rush to change names to ward off bad luck
District offices in the Northeast face a shortage of forms for people to change their names because hundreds have sought new first names - to avoid bad luck in the Chinese Year of the Pig, which begins next month.
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HEART DISEASE
High death rate probed
Delayed treatment, diabetes seen as causes of unnecessary fatalities
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Juice warning
A Public Health Ministry advisory yesterday cautioned consumers of the popular sterculiaceae juice not to drink too much of it.
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Sentenced to death
Nong Khai Provincial Court yesterday sentenced to death a man convicted of murdering two Lao-American social activists one year ago.
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Sondhi's charges
Media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul reported to public prosecutors yesterday to formally acknowledge criminal charges related to his crusade against the Thaksin Shinawatra regime.
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Men may have hard time proving rape
It will be difficult, but not impossible, to prove a man's complaint that a woman raped him, according to police.
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Thailand, Congo slide into shame, join 'not-free' list
Thailand has suffered another setback to its international standing and has joined Congo as a newly "not-free" country, according to a global survey released this week.
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THE SOUTH
Military to enforce ban on public gatherings
Move signals shift after series of goodwill gestures
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