Si Sa Ket declared disaster zone; others on high alert

Heavy rains have devastated the north and northeast with seven districts in Si Sa Ket declared disaster-hit....

Business woman falls victim of highway robbery
Four thieves intentionally caused a minor accident before assaulting and robbing a 50-year-old businesswoman....

New coins set to reduce minting cost
The Cabinet yesterday agreed that adjustments be made to all nine coins in circulation, expecting to cut....

Big-spending government body fights for survival
Launched in the Thaksin era as a public organisation to promote Thailand's competitiveness, the Office....

Inmate isolated for 'murder' role
An inmate at the Central Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts was yesterday moved into solitary....
Nine Si Sa Ket villages flooded
Floods ravaged nine villages in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket following heavy rainfall yesterday.
Lampang:Queen steps in to assist hungry baby elephant with donation
Her Majesty the Queen has donated Bt300,000 from her personal funds to assist a month-old elephant whose....
Copper tint to end Bt2 confusion
The Treasury Department will change the colour of the two-baht coins so they will be more easily recognised.....

Environment

UN nod for carbontrading projects
Thailand has been given the green light for three schemes to join the clean devel¬opment mechanism project and....

Health&Science

Patients to get generic version of blood drug
Thalassemia patients will get cheaper drugs this year after the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO)....

Education

'Scholars' fare poorly
A total of 182 students from the One District One Scholarship (ODOS) programme have quit and returned to....

Metro/Crimes

Killer says sorry to doctor's
The man arrested for the murder of a radiologist says the killing was an accident and he meant only to teach....