Seven suspects detained in connection with Thursday’s coordinated raid on city; another blast outside hospital /As many as 60 attackers, most of them young people, are believed to have taken part in the synchronised attacks in Yala on Thursday night.

ANALYSIS: Why the turning point never came

Hopes were high at the beginning of this year when Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced a “major breakthrough” following the arrests of “key figures” behind the spate of violence which since January of last year has claimed the lives of nearly 800 victims in the Muslim-majority South.

HIV/AIDS PROJECT: Vaccine trials in final stages

Only 2,000 more volunteers sought to complete initiative in three years

Wage panel puts up unskilled labour salary by Bt6 a day

The Bangkok wage committee has voted unanimously to increase the daily minimum wage of unskilled workers by Bt6 and set the new amount at Bt175.

Death toll rises to two

The death toll from coordinated terrorist attacks in Yala on Thursday rose yesterday when a policeman died from his wounds.

Security beefed up at Betong power plant

Round-the-clock security has been imposed at a power plant in Yala’s Betong district to guard against attacks by insurgents after a series of coordinated attacks on Thursday night.

Bomb-damaged school closes: director

A school in Yala’s Muang district was closed yesterday after it was damaged by a bomb blast during Thursday night’s series of attacks in the province.

Eyewitness accounts

Saisawas Dejphong, a Yala Rama Hotel concierge:

FINANCE MINISTER: Suparat, Olarn top contenders

Kittiratt likely to get the deputy spot, says source

PM wants latest fund in every village

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday promised to “entrust” his latest brainchild – the “Small Medium Large (SML)” village-fund scheme – to every community in the country.

Public-Health ministry scraps computer project

The Public Health Ministry’s controversial Bt900-million procurement project for computer systems has been scrapped.

Panel to name CTX players

The House committee on justice and human rights has obtained an official US document with the names of Thai politicians and officials suspected of receiving bribes in connection with the CTX bomb-scanner scandal. Panel chairman Suwaroj Palang said the names would be revealed next week.