Swedish minister says he was misinterpreted
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has said he was "misinterpreted" by the Thai Foreign Ministry in a recent report that said Sweden would hand over intelligence on the activities of exiled Muslim groups from the Malay-speaking South, according to a media report.
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Late news :Plan for tougher cigarette law
Buyers of cigarettes may have to show ID cards in the near future, as one of many solutions to be proposed in a World Health Organisation (WHO) meeting in Bangkok later this month to combat smoking, Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla said yesterday.
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Dengue war looms
Public Health Ministry provincial "war rooms" will destroy mosquito breeding areas on a weekly basis during the dengue-fever danger period. The disease has killed 10 this year and infected 10,000.
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Prestigious enrolment
Education Minister Wijit Srisa-arn yesterday welcomed 121 students from five southern provinces to 14 prestigious schools in Bangkok.
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IN BRIEF
Housing dispute :Din Daeng debate heats up
Building engineers made their final inspection of the problem-plagued Din Daeng Housing Estate yesterday as debate raged over which of the apartment blocks would have to be demolished.
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