enlarge Indonesian workers prepare to lift concrete balls into a "mud volcano" in an attempt to slow its outflow of hot mud, in Sidoarjo 06 March 2007. The audacious plan, devised by a local expert, aims to slow the flow by 50-70 percent, but some experts are sceptical about its chances of success and others worry it could cause new fissures.//AFP
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iTV staffs petition to Central Administrative Court
ITV staffs Tuesday petitioned to the Central Administrative Court seeking an injunction against the Cabinet resolution to take the channel off air immediately after midnight.
Govt pulls the plug on iTV
ITV would be taken off the air this midnight, immediately after the concession is revoked by the PM's Office, said PM's Office Minister Khunying Dhipawadee Meksawan.
ITV to be pressed for hefty penalties
PM's Office Minister Khunying Dhipawadee Meksawan said today that the PM's Office, as the owner of the broadcasting concession to iTV Plc, will further pressure the broadcaster for the hefty fines of Bt135 billion.
Anti-terror effort needs closer cooperation: Nitya
Jakarta - Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram has called for a comprehensive sub-regional and bilateral intelligence networks to curb terrorist activities and to enable the authorities to exchange of terrorism-related information in real time.
TDRI chief tipped to be finance minister
Economist Chalongbhop Sussang-karn is emerging as the frontrunner to be the next finance minister even as Prime Minister Surayud Chula-nont yesterday refused to confirm or deny the rumours.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?