Victory for HIV carriers as Glaxo drops patent bid
After being pressured by Thai and international activists for years, GlaxoSmithKline has withdrawn its patent application for a key anti-retroviral drug in Thailand and India.
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Hunt for Jones killer 'hindered'
Red tape is preventing UK police from questioning witnesses to the murder six years ago of a backpacker in Thailand, officers were reported as telling London's Daily Telegraph yesterday.
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Gunmen shoot dead 74-year-old man in Yala
A 74-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting while riding a bicycle yesterday morning in Yala's Muang district.
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Street work irks Chiang Mai locals
A scheme to move all elevated electricity lines underground on two of the city's roads has annoyed residents and businesses.
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Checks at drug stores
In a bid to prevent more casualties from the bird flu virus, the Public Health Ministry yesterday came up with the idea of having over 20,000 drug stores across the country help screen its human victims.
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Sulak case closed
The Criminal Court yesterday threw out a criminal case against social critic Sulak Sivarak for his role in campaigning against a controversial gas pipeline project between Thailand and Burma undertaken by the then Petroleum Authority of Thailand.
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