NLA defers Mr/Ms bill

A bill allowing transgender people to use titles appropriate for their new sex has been put on hold after male....

Bt15 rail fares unlikely
Transport-sector officials say political-party promises of Bt15 flat fares for all electric train routes are....

Floods paralyse Chumphon, Surat Thani
Schools in Muang Chump-hon Municipality were closed yesterday after heavy downpours on Tuesday night caused....

Painting insulting to monks axed
A painting by an award-winning student artist is the latest to be withdrawn from a high-profile exhibition....

Indian visas outsourced to save time
To make the procedure of issuing visas efficient, the Indian Embassy in Bangkok is outsourcing the job to VFS....
Activists to boycott tourist buses
Naresuan University lecturers and activists in Phitsanulok called yesterday for a ban on tourist coaches that....
Row over Tesco-Lotus store on Phuket
The ongoing dispute between Cheng Talay residents and mega-retailer Tesco Lotus is no closer to being solved,....
Lamphun sold on biodiesel
After an experiment lasting just one year, the northern province of Lamphun has been completely won over to....

Environment

Life is bad in Map Ta Phut
A study conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has found that the quality of life in Map....

Health&Science

Companies told to be prepared for flu pandemic
Commerce could grind to a halt in the event of an influenza pandemic and the Public Health Ministry has warned....

Education

77% of teens in dark about Aids
As many as 77 per cent of Thai teenagers have little knowledge about Aids, according to a recent report by the....

Metro/Crimes

British man, 74, arrested for sexual abuse of boy, 14
Police have arrested a 74-year-old British man for alleged sexual abuse of a child.