Review sought of ID card measures
The Cabinet asked the Interior Ministry yesterday to review the revised Identification Cards Act, which requires Thai nationals over one year old to have an ID card.
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One death, lucky escape in South
One person was killed and four others injured when a gunman fired into a Pattani teashop in Muang district's Tambon Sabarung yesterday morning.
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Cancer drug may be next target
Dabur Pharma, an Indian drug company, can sell a generic drug for cancer patients at a price 20 times lower than the original drug, Public Health Minister Mongkol na Songkhla said yesterday during a working trip to the United Kingdom.
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Compensation for golf course workers
People affected by the construction of the new Parliament will get over Bt3.5 billion in compensation, a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) deputy speaker Pochanee Thanawaranich said yesterday.
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BoI pushes eco-car project
The Board of Investment (BoI) asked 10 auto-makers yesterday to propose plans to set-up a platform for an environmentally-friendly car project within two weeks.
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Breath test law toughened
Motorists who refuse an alcohol breath test at road checks will be detained for "extensive questioning" and legally regarded as drunk once an amendment approved by Cabinet yesterday takes effect.
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Subsidy boosted
The government yesterday upped the subsidy it pays hospitals for every patient qualifying for the universal health scheme to Bt2,100, assistant spokesman Natthawat Suthiyothin said
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Lampang gallery to be renovated
The Fine Arts Department plans to renovate the "leaning gallery" around Phra That Lampang Luang, after Culture Minister Khunying Khaisri Sri-aroon expressed concern that local people would see it as a bad omen if the centuries-old structure collapsed.
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Duty-free cigarettes next target
Cigarettes and tobacco products will not be available in duty-free shops worldwide if a new anti-smoking protocol proposed by Thailand is approved in principle at an international convention to be held in Bangkok later this month.
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