25 years jail for taxi knife attack
The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a taxi driver who seriously injured an IBM employee during a hold-up in October to 25 years in jail and a Bt50 fine.
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LETTER FROM NZ
Thailand's delegates reaffirm inter-faith
During an interfaith dialogue last week in New Zealand, Thai delegates told representatives from Asia Pacific countries that Bangkok is committed to promoting better understanding among people of different faiths and cultures in Thailand.
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Diplomats, MSF urge softer approach on Hmong
Western diplomats in Bangkok have been lobbying senior Thai officials to try to stop the forcible deportation to Laos of ethnic Hmong who are regarded as having serious claims to refugee status.
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Policeman in South dies in hail of bullets
Eight militants carried out a gangland-style shooting of a Muslim policeman in a crowded market in Narathiwat's Rusoh district early yesterday, while in neighbouring Pattani five schools, along with several public health buildings, came under arson attacks.
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'We need to know what the slang word means'
The Royal Institute yesterday defended its decision to include slang words and to recognise the connotations of some widely used words.
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Paiboon's community bill to get support of local organisations
Community leaders from across the country are travelling to the capital to support Deputy Prime Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham in pushing forward the Local Community Organisation Council Bill after Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont affirmed the bill would be passed in this government's term.
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Court backs eviction of former MP's husband
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld an Appeal Court's ruling to order Tossaporn Thepabutr, husband of former Phuket Democrat MP Anchalee Vanich-Thepabutr, and his associates to vacate 98 rai of land in Nakkerd Hills.
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Worrying trend in the elderly
About 30 per cent of elderly Thais suffer from dementia, according to a national health survey.
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