enlarge A fire breaks out at the sixth floor of a ten-storey building of the Assumption School in Bang Rak area Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters could control the fire. All classes were cancelled.//Photo by Jumpon Nopthip
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Durian depression cancels Full Moon Party
Officials cancelled Wednesday the internationally-popular Full Moon Party on the tourist island of Koh Pha-ngan in Surat Thani as tropical depression Durian made landfall on the island.
Medical council move attacked by victims' network
The Network of Victims of Medical Malpractice objected Wednesday to a Medical Council plan it believes will allow doctors to deny patients treatment in non-emergency cases.
Sodhi withdraws civil suit against MCOT
Media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul withdrew Wednesday civil lawsuit against Mass Communication Organisation of Thailand (MCOT) and its former executives for dropping his television programme Muang Thai Rai Sapda (Thailand Weekly).
Temple fears losing its Tripitaka Hall
An exquisitely carved, century-old wooden Tripitaka Hall - or "Ho Trai" - is waiting for its long-deserved restoration. There's one little hitch, however.
Not completely drained till 15th
The floodwaters, which had devastated so much of the North, Northeast and Central Thailand over the past few months, would not completely drain from the central plains until December 15, officials say.
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A fire breaks out at the sixth floor of a ten-storey building of the Assumption School in Bang Rak area Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters could control the fire. All classes were cancelled.//Photo by Jumpon Nopthip
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