TABINFO ASIA 2009

Hundreds of Thais protest tobacco congress in Bangkok

Bangkok - Hundreds of Thais on Wednesday protested outside a tobacco industry congress in Bangkok aimed at....

SAXENA CASE

Prosecution team seeks to extend custody
Detention must be stretched by 12 days because first case not ready yet

Opponents to continue abbot rally
Two groups made up of monks and laypersons, both for and against the appointment of an outsider as the abbot....

Suvarnabhumi compensation
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has ordered that people living near Suvarnabhumi Airport should be helped on....

Mall mayhem
Christmas comes early to Bangkok's shopping district as an avalanche of foreign visitors hits town
Woman says doctor beat her in money dispute
Police yesterday summoned the son of well-known doctor-businessman Decha Sukharom for allegedly detaining a....
Loan sharks threaten families, say debtors
A number of debtors who owe money to illegal lenders yesterday filed complaints with a police division....
Flood-toll hits 15 in the South
As floods continue to ravage the South, the death toll in ten provinces has risen to 15 with Narathiwat....

Environment

Rainwater 'no longer safe to drink'
Rainwater in Thailand is no longer safe for consumption, especially in the coastal provinces in the East, due....

Health&Science

Industry dodges ad bans by pushing smokes online
The tobacco industry is using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to promote its....

Education

Students get gat surprise
In order to teach students that they should not rely on tutorial schools all the time, the National Institute....

Metro/Crimes

Illicit booze kills three
Methyl alcohol - smuggled by inmates of the Central Correctional Institution for Young Offenders into their....