Girl gunned down shielding her father
A six-year-old girl was shot and killed in Lop Buri's Muang district as she tried to protect her father during an argument with a deputy village headman.
Bangkokians pawn 25% more
The total value of goods pawned by Bangkok residents rose nearly 25 per cent in the nine months starting last October, compared to the same period a year ago, Bangkok Metropolitan pawnshop director Boonlert Pattanaroong-anothai said yesterday.
Koh Samui land grab: minister steps in
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat yesterday ordered land on Koh Samui to be conserved as a water-source area and urged a probe into the legality of land ownership on the island.