Meagre New Year for the country's lowest paid

Minimum-wage rises range from Bt1 to Bt8; five provinces get nothing at all

REPATRIATION OF HMONG

Repatriated Hmong are safe in Laos : PM
More than 4,000 Hmong refugees from camps in Phetchabun and Nong Khai arrived back in Laos early yesterday....

NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

Insurgents could target Bangkok : Sukhumbhand
Bangkok is at risk of terrorist attacks by insurgents travelling from the South during the New Year holiday....

MISSING SAUDI BUSINESSMAN

Riyadh concerned as prosecutors delay case
The Saudi Arabian Embassy reacted with concern yesterday after prosecutors postponed a decision on whether to....

Royal Greetings
Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn yesterday graciously granted New....
Phang Nga community bounces back from tsunami
Five years after the deadly tsunami, the seaside village of Ban Bang Niang has sprung back to a vibrant,....
Live donor live transplant a first for Thailand
Siriraj Hospital has performed an unprecedented successful liver transplant - the first of its kind in....
Vang Pao flying to Laos in bid to resolve issue
Expert on Gen Vang Pao calls visit a 'NixontoChina' sort of gamble; Foreign Ministry denies any....

Environment

'I wasn't paid to withdraw name'
In a hearing at the Central Administrative Court yesterday, a villager who withdrew his name from a joint....

Health&Science

HIA, EIA regulation approved
The Cabinet yesterday approved the ministerial regulation concerning the need for environmentalimpact....

Education

Riders, passengers both scoff at helmet laws
Nearly half of all motorcycle riders do not really care whether their pillionriding passengers wear a crash....

Metro/Crimes

Weightlifter gold winner's car broke in
Thieves broke into the car of Paweena Thongsuk, the winner of a gold medal in weightlifting at the Athens....