Northern village evacuated
Following hours of heavy rain, an entire village in Chiang Mai was evacuated yesterday morning.
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Imam calls for better ties
The grand imam of Al Azhar University in Egypt yesterday called for stronger educational ties with Thailand, including academic exchanges and more scholarships for Thai students wishing to continue their education at the world-renowned Cairo-based institution, a press statement from the government's website said.
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Cash for strife-torn region
The Bt3.7 billion for organising the next election plus Bt7.5 billion for the deep South will be included in the fiscal 2008 budget, Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras said.
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Gunmen kill village chief and wife
A village chief and his wife were shot dead in their pickup truck in Raman district yesterday, while their daughter and a year-old niece escaped with injuries.
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Khattiya hit with contempt claims
The Criminal Court yesterday heard allegations senior Army officer Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol committed contempt of court by denouncing a four-month jail sentence for a criminal-defamation conviction.
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Hundreds of students switched to new schools
A total of 1,166 students from five schools burned down by Muslim separatists in the strife-torn South have been regrouped and sent to two schools in protected areas.
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Real estate firm accused after shooting of legal aide
A legal-assistance trainee with the Leena Jang Foundation was shot dead yesterday outside his Charan Sanitwong Soi 45 home.
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Relax rules on abortion pills, says Council
The medical council has called for strict rules over use of an abortion pill to be loosened to reduce growing numbers of illegal abortions.
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German, 63, gunned down in Chon Buri
A retired German policeman was shot dead yesterday in front of his residence in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district and his former Thai wife is the prime suspect for his murder, police said.
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