enlarge Police move the ill-fated bus that caught fire on Tuesday in Saraburi. The fire burnt to death at least 30 passengers and injured many others. Forensic police were investigating what caused the inferno.//Photo by Kamolthip Duang-aum
Bus firms will face tougher measures following bus inferno
The state-owned Transport Co, which operates the intercity bus service, will "get tougher" on all bus companies and will give Bt10,000 initial assistance money to each of the victims' families, a senior official said Wednesday.
Chat Thai party leader wants AEC term extended
Chat Thai Party leader Banharn Silapaarcha urged the governŽment yesterday to extend the one-year term of the Assets Examination Committee (AEC), which is probing numerous cases of alleged corruption by the deposed administration.
Bomb scare on Bangkok-Delhi flight, drunk arrested
New Delhi - Indian police on Wednesday arrested a drunken passenger on a New Delhi-bound flight from Bangkok after he threatened to blow up the plane, an airline spokesman told AFP.
HRW: Investigate disappearances
The military-installed government has failed to stop the use of "forced disappearances" as a tool against suspected Muslim militants in the deep South, a New York-based human rights group said yesterday.
US chamber urges talks on drugs
The Washington-based US Chamber of Commerce has called on the Public Health Ministry to re-establish dialogue with drug companies instead of breaking the patents on HIV/Aids drugs and a popular blood-thinning medication under the so-called compulsory licensing.
Tamarine in final of qualifiers
[TENNIS] Her first serves consistently failed to land in the desired places but that did not deter second-seed Tamarine Tanasugarn from vanquishing Croat Ivana Lisjak 6-4 6-2 and advancing to the final qualifying round of the US$6.9 Million Sony Ericsson Open at the Tennis Centre at Crandon Park in Miami on Monday.
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Police move the ill-fated bus that caught fire on Tuesday in Saraburi. The fire burnt to death at least 30 passengers and injured many others. Forensic police were investigating what caused the inferno.//Photo by Kamolthip Duang-aum
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