SAMUI'S PLANE CRASH

Foreigners wounded in air crash transferred to Bangkok

Condition of the co-pilot is stable after undergoing surgery Thursday afternoon.

PNEUMONIC PLAGUE

Thailand tightens border controls against disease
Thai public health has stepped up its border precautions to guard against any possible outbreak of the....

SAMUI'S PLANE CRASH

Co-pilot in critical condition
Though stable, he will need two operations; survivors happy with care given

Cabinet to set up agency to hunt wanted crims
The Cabinet yesterday approved the establishment of a new law enforcement bureau equivalent to the US Marshals....

Supreme Court reduces prison term for police sergeant
The Supreme Court yesterday reduced the 10-year jail sentence previously given to a former Din Daeng police....
Reeling in movies
Ten movies have been banned from being screened since the new film-censor law took effect
Banquets great site for infections
Chinese banquets are prone to spread the type-A (H1N1) influenza among patrons, as most event halls hosting....
No space in Bangkok for pot bellies
According to a recent survey, residents in Bangkok's Pathumwan, Chatuchak and Huai Kwang districts are....

Environment

Monks to fight to stay in forests
Buddhist monks are preparing to rally against a Royal Forest Department (RFD) policy to drive 68 monasteries....

Health&Science

Rights ruling 'only helps foreign pharmaceutical corps'
Groups campaigning for access to cheaper drugs are planning to stage a large protest against a recent....

Education

The 'Reading Decade'
The Cabinet announced that the period from 2009 to 2018 will be the "Reading Decade".

Metro/Crimes

Police seek 2 women over German man's suicide
Police are looking for two Thai women for allegedly being involved in the supposed suicide of a German....