Queen gives an abandoned child love for a mother
While many children will be able to express their love and gratitude to their mothers tomorrow, Somchai "Thon" Wanploen, whose parents abandoned him and reduced him to begging for a living, can only dream of the special meaning of Mother's Day.
European aristocrat dies in jail
European aristocrat Christoff von Hohenlohe died of unknown causes at the Bangkok Remand Prison earlier this week, officials and relatives confirmed yesterday.
Premier, Hun Sen to inspect disputed border
The Thai and Cambodian prime ministers will board a helicopter on the weekend to jointly survey border areas that have not been demarcated, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday.
In search of national happiness
Traffic congestion costs Thailand a much larger portion of its financial and social resources than in developed countries, a seminar on public health organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) was told yesterday.
Loans hit Bt1.7 bn
The Student Loan Fund has already approved loans worth Bt1.77 billion to 111,455 students of higher education institutes this year.
