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Ministry urged to not okay Mae Wong Dam assessment

An environmental watchdog agency is calling on the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to hold off on approving Mae Wong Dam's environmental and health impact assessment (EHIA) report because it does not include information about how the.. Read more

Ministry urged to not okay Mae Wong Dam assessment

Return of the king

Millions watch on TV as country rejoices over monarch's historic visit to Ayutthaya; numerous shows staged Trip to be recorded in National Archives; King accepts from PM title deed of land where he harvested rice crop in 1996 Read more

Return of the king

Bodindecha students turn to Prem for help

Students and parents who are part of a demonstration against the Bodindecha School filed a petition with Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday, asking him for help to get them back into school. Read more

Bodindecha students turn to Prem for help

3 students arrested over Bang Na shootout

Three of the students who were part of a gunfight at Bang Na intersection that injured a bank employee on Thursday were arrested yesterday and will be tried in juvenile court. The Education Ministry has also forbidden the two institutions to enrol.. Read more

3 students arrested over Bang Na shootout

Phuket forestry officials face probe over false documents

Some Phuketbased forestry officials will soon be subject to a criminal investigation after it was alleged that they issued false documents declaring vast areas of two forest reserves as not being under state protection, the Public Sector.. Read more

Phuket forestry officials face probe over false documents
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LONG LIVE THE KING  (Photo Gallery)
May 26, 2012 8:56 am

LONG LIVE THE KING (Photo Gallery)

Thousands of people flocked to Ayutthaya's Thung Makham Yong Friday, wishing to be part of HM the King's historic visit.

Bodindecha students turn to Prem for help
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Bodindecha students turn to Prem for help

Students and parents who are part of a demonstration against the Bodindecha School filed a petition with Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday, asking him for help to get them..

3 students arrested over Bang Na shootout
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

3 students arrested over Bang Na shootout

Three of the students who were part of a gunfight at Bang Na intersection that injured a bank employee on Thursday were arrested yesterday and will be tried in juvenile court. The Education Ministry..

Phuket forestry officials face probe over false documents
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Phuket forestry officials face probe over false documents

Some Phuketbased forestry officials will soon be subject to a criminal investigation after it was alleged that they issued false documents declaring vast areas of two forest reserves as not being..

Government urged to protect Irrawaddy Dolphins in Songkla Lake
May 25, 2012 12:25 pm

Government urged to protect Irrawaddy Dolphins in Songkla..

A Songkhla-based Irrawaddy Dolphin conservation club and concerned officials have urged government agencies to come up with proper conservation measures for the critically endangered species in the..

Crowds flock to Ayutthaya for a glimpse of the Monarch
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Crowds flock to Ayutthaya for a glimpse of the Monarch

Thousands of people flocked to Ayutthaya's Thung Makham Yong early this morning in an attempt to claim a spot from where they would be catch a glimpse of HM the King who is scheduled to visit to the..

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May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Man arrested with Bt14m of yaba, 'ice'

A 27yearold man was arrested with 55,000 yaba tablets and 1.2 kilograms of crystal meth, or "ice", worth a total of Bt14 million, Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Pol MajGeneral Pisit Pisutsak..

Robbery suspect still at large
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

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Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung clarified Commissioner General gave wrong information and was certainly Pijit hiding in Myanmar.

Hacker sentenced to 21 yrs; reduced to 10
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Hacker sentenced to 21 yrs; reduced to 10

The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a Thai man, who hacked information of Siam Commercial Bank's customers and transferred money to pay debts at Bt368,800, to a 21 years and nine months in prison.