Blood checks for Rayong kids
Blood samples would be collected soon from 200 primary students in five Rayong districts to check for cancer-causing agents, a member of an investigation committee said yesterday.
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IN BRIEF
Burmese labourers
Cabinet backing for more workers The Cabinet yesterday approved an additional quota of 10,000 Burmese migrant labourers for work in Thailand this year.
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UN experts to assist in revamp of Thai police
The United Nations (UN) will send four experts in March to assist in creating a "roadmap" for revamping the Thai police, Justice Ministry deputy permanent secretary Kittipong Kittiyarak said yesterday.
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NONG KHAI
Deportation move spurs mass suicide threat
Sudden bid to return 153 Hmong to Laos sparks wild scenes at detention centre
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Readers online have their say
The Nation's website, www.nationmultimedia.com, has received numerous comments from our online readers over the resurrection of Don Muang Airport. Here are some examples.
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Lottery ruling tomorrow
Players of the two-and three-digit lottery, which has been put on hold, will learn tomorrow if they will get another chance to dream of hitting the giant jackpot when the Council of State makes a key ruling.
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'Bangkok Post' stands by sackings
The Bangkok Post issued a statement yesterday defending its decision to fire two senior journalists in 2005 after an internal inquiry into a "misleading" article about runway cracks at the new airport.
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Floral expo ends with meagre profit
The three-month-long Royal Flora Expo ends today, with more brickbats than bouquets for the organisers over their failure to achieve its stated objectives.
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Ex-ambassador steps into row over generic drugs
Former US ambassador to Thailand Darryl Johnson will meet today with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula and Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jirapaet to seek clarification about the Public Health Ministry's use of compulsory licensing to produce generic drugs formerly imported from other countries.
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