New device to beat wire-tapping
If the junta's leading members are worried about foreign governments eavesdropping on their confidential calls, they can ask for help from a research team at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.
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South 'near to turning point'
Thailand is nearing a turning point for the strife-torn South and the government's efforts to quell violence should start to bear results, Thammasat University rector Surapon Nittikraipot said yesterday.
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SSO request rejected
Permanent secretary for Labour Juthathawat Inthornsuksri yesterday rejected a request by the Social Security Office (SSO) medical board to increase the medical-service subsidy from Bt1,250 per person to Bt1,284 this year.
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Repeal of lotteries hits scholarships
The government's repeal of the two- and three-digit lotteries has hit the Education Ministry's five scholarship programmes for poor and underprivileged children, a senior official said yesterday.
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Exploiter jailed
The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a man to one year and four months in jail for exploiting a 13-year-old boy.
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Asthma epidemic near industrial area also
A doctor urged the authorities yesterday to check whether there is any link between the alarming level of pollution in Rayong and the high incidence of asthma among children living there.
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Drugs firms delay investments after patents news
International pharmaceutical and bioscience companies have put investments in Thailand on hold following the Public Health Ministry's announcement that it plans to force them to relinquish patents for heart and HIV
medicines - and the revelation that medicines for cancer and antibiotics might follow.
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Slain MP's family in plea for justice
The family of an assassinated former Thai Rak Thai MP from Ratchaburi yesterday appealed to the prime minister and police chief to build a stronger case against the alleged mastermind after a decision not to put him on trial.
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Panel to check on telecoms
The government moved yesterday to put the country's telecom networks under the microscope, following reports about local or foreign operators listening in on conversations.
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