ASEAN SUMMIT

Thailand shifts 14th Asean summit venue to beach resort

Thailand will host the 14th summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations on February 27 to March 1 at....

Thailand to give humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza
The government will provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians affected by Israel's military....

Thai workers are safe in Israel : Israeli envoy
Some 30,000 Thai workers in Israel were safe so far from the military operation against Hamas in the Gaza....

Medical council to decide on sex change criterion
The Medical Council of Thailand will tomorrow consider an orchiectomy criterion for sex change operations,....

Special effects a suspect in police hunt for pub fire cause
Police are still working to decide whether anyone should be held responsible for the Santika Pub fire, which....
This year is bad? Wait for the next
Things aren't likely to get better with 2009, the Year of the Ox. In fact, astrologers are predicting....
Laidoff workers
Some 200 workers laid off from a Samut Prakan speaker facto�ry blocked Theparak Road in the province yesterday....
Next year could be worse than 1997, Abhisit warns
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva voiced deep concern yesterday about the anticipated turmoil caused by the....

Environment

Widow angry at murder court decision
The wife of environmentalist Charoen Wat-aksorn, who was shot dead in 2004, yesterday appealed against a....

Health&Science

Goal: 8,000 professional nurses a year
The Public Health Ministry has drawn up a fouryear plan to produce over 30,000 registered nurses to greatly....

Education

MoE hands out mixed report on Thai schooling
Over 1.9 million children nationwide lack the opportunity to continue their study into higher education, the....

Metro/Crimes

Bosses facing the rap
A major shareholder of the Santika Pub, Visuk Setsawad, yesterday met the police for the first time to give an....