Official and his son shot dead in Pattani
An Agriculture Ministry official riding a motorcycle and his son were shot dead yesterday in Pattani, but his daughter escaped serious injury, police said.
Phuket Bay project back in NESDB lap
The National Economic and Social Development Board was asked yesterday to decide whether the Bt63-billion Phuket Bay Development Project should be carried out solely by private investors or via a public-private partnership.
Football punters nabbed
Police have arrested 532 football gamblers in Bangkok and the metropolitan area in the last two weeks.
Pressure from US on reviving trade talks
The US consul-general last week called for the revival of free-trade negotiations, which have been suspended since the sixth round was held here early this year.