Scanners hit by low voltage
Ten CTX luggage scanners at Suvarnabhumi Airport were severely damaged by insufficient voltage supply and not a computer virus as previously reported, a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) investigating committee said yesterday.
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Chiang Mai police nab rape, robbery suspect
Police in Chiang Mai yesterday arrested an electrician for raping and robbing a Japanese woman in her home in April.
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Advert crackdown looms
Advertising billboards, placards and banners nation-wide will be strictly regulated to ensure efficient consumer-protection measures and provocation-free content, PM's Office Minister Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan said yesterday.
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Din Daeng tenants protest
The tenants of 20 Din Daeng tenements destined for demolition yesterday rallied in opposition to the loss of their homes and called for authorities to repair their decrepit buildings.
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Menace of the dangling dolls
The Chiang Mai Transport Office will crack down on the recent trend of drivers hanging cute dolls underneath their vehicles or from their exhaust pipes by fining offenders up to Bt2,000 from July 1, though some motorists feel the authorities would do better to focus on other traffic violations.
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Wichit seeks halt to schools transfer
The Education Ministry is seeking to scrap the plan to transfer 285 schools, which have enrolled in a decentralisation scheme, to local administrative organisations.
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Police asked to probe bid to bribe judges
Activist Veera Somkwamkid yesterday petitioned police to investigate the alleged attempt to bribe judges in the electoral-fraud case involving the Thai Rak Thai party.
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Two soldiers wounded in powerful Yala market blast
Two soldiers and three civilians were wounded by a powerful bomb blast near a morning market in Yala yesterday, while a roadside bomb in Narathiwat injured three soldiers on patrol duty.
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