Truce agreed over instant noodle cup fight

Negotiations between the parents of two university students, one of whom was splashed with scalding water from....

Workers fear cut will bring closure
The Labour Ministry will look into a complaint by a group of daily-paid garment factory workers that their....

AEC plays down panel's move to quit
The Assets Examination Committee yesterday played down the mass resignation of its subpanel looking into the....

Animal protection group sets up office here
The London-based World Society for the Protection of Animals has established its Asian headquarters in Bangkok....

Death rate below 10m
The number of deaths of children under five years of age has fallen below 10 million for first time, according....
Valuable palm dies at Royal Flora site
One of five 300-year-old royal palms imported from Australia and worth Bt400,000 each has died from a fungi....
Reshuffles backed at ministries
The Cabinet yesterday appointed Suchinda Chotepanit as the permanent secretary of the Science and Technology....
Govt urged to tackle risks to good health
The Ministry of Public Health should learn from Finland to reduce the prevalence of heart disease, according....

Environment

Rimping supermarkets cut use of power, plastic
A leading Chiang Mai supermarket chain - Rimping - has launched a campaign to lift environmental and social....

Health&Science

BMA to impose total smoking ban
All workplaces of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will be non-smoking by next year, according to....

Education

Accident 'red tape'
A survey of traffic-accident victims found that 53 per cent were not satisfied with the government's....

Metro/Crimes

DSI seeks power for online probes
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) wants to investigate all online cases of lese majeste and those....