SKYTRAIN BMA to foot bill for line extension
City to spend Bt9 billion on setting up Onnuj-Bang Na stretch, rather than wait for government to provide money
Debacle has students yearning for previous admission system
The O-Net and A-Net exam fiasco has revived the heated controversy over whether the central university-entrance system should have been replaced by the admission system that debuted this year.
Two killings blamed on insurgents
A paramilitary trooper and another man were shot dead in separate attacks in the restive South that police said were aimed at derailing yesterday's by-elections.
Diplomats to be given a tour of flower show venue
The Agriculture Ministry will invite diplomats from 30 countries to visit the site for Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006, before thespace for displays is handed over to them next month, a senior official said yesterday.
Sangha reprimands 513 errant monks
Last year, 513 Buddhist monks and novices were found to have breached the monastic code, with 168 put on probation and 72 disrobed as a result, the Sangha Supreme Council said yesterday.
Council to rule on admissions criteria
The University Presidents Council will decide on Saturday whether to scrap the plan to use
O-Net and A-Net scores as university-admission criteria, the council's chairman said yesterday.
Bumrungrad featured on US news
Bangkok's Bumrungrad International Hospital was featured on the US morning news programme "Today Show" last week as part of an NBC network three-day series on medical tourism.
