Thaksin's appointment affecting border trade

Two Cambodians got into a fistfight at a market in the border town of Poi Pet yesterday morning over exPM....

Activists slam major tobacco industry event
A group of 650 antismoking activists, along with 500 of their alliance members from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,....

Floods join security as deep South's newest tribulation
The southern province of Narathiwat has suffered more than Bt125.8 million in flood damage, with Pattani....

Another hitch in new police chief selection
The selection process to appoint a new national police chief stalled yesterday when a civilian member of the....

Hermit yoga goes public
New website delivers DIY recipe for health with ancient Thai wisdom
Disabled to be paid allowances next year
Starting in April next year, 800,000 people registered as disabled will be entitled to a Bt500 monthly state....
Witthaya vows "no scapegoats" over corrupt scandal
In the wake of procurement scandals within his ministry, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai yesterday....
PACC accuses SSO board member over bank shares
The Office of Public Sector AntiCorruption Commission (PACC) claims to have found solid evidence against a....

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

Health offices told to be ready for second outbreak
The Public Health Ministry is urging all provincial health offices to be prepared for the second TypeA (H1N1)....

Education

Tambonlevel centres to boost literacy
More than 7,000 tambonlevel nonformal educational centres will be set up nationwide in a bid to increase Thai....

Metro/Crimes

Crackdown on Bangkok racers
In a move to crackdown on roadracing that often leads to armed brawls, Bangkok police chief Pol LtGeneral....