Mayor takes the law into his own hands
Makkasan police are seeking an eyewitness account from restaurant staff to determine whether Chonsawas Asavahame, mayor of Samut Prakan Municipality, had been drinking prior to brawling with police officers at a road checkpoint last Sunday night.
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Six die in southern violence
Militants killed five people and injured 10 soldiers and police in separate gun and bombs attacks while police killed one militant yesterday in southernmost Yala province.
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Nitya to brief Asem on political situation
Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram will address an international forum at the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) in Germany next week to explain the Thai political situation and developments since the coup .
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Keeping an eye on exiled separatists
The Foreign Ministry has been closely monitoring the movement of Muslim separatists in Europe, notably Sweden, who are believed to be linked to violence in the deep South, ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat said yesterday.
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Jail for ex-mayor
The Chiang Mai Provincial Court yesterday handed down a jail term to a former deputy mayor of Chiang Mai Municipality and two accomplices for illegally issuing Thai identification cards to a Chinese couple.
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Thai downgrade not retaliation, says US
The US Embassy in Bangkok yesterday reaffirmed that the downgrade of Thailand's trade status was not a result of the Public Health Ministry's move to enforce compulsory licensing on certain drugs.
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Aids drug will come down in price, says Mongkol
Public Health Minister Mongkol na Songkhla yesterday expressed confidence that the price of patented Aids drug efavirenz would significantly lower.
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Teacher jailed for 9 years for molesting girl
Nakhon Si Thammarat - The Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Court yesterday sen¬tenced a "National Best Teacher 2005" to nine years in prison for molesting a Prathom 5 student, while the girl's father tearfully announced that justice had finally been served after three years of tremendous pressure.
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