Lawmakers bid to extend AEC's term
Three lawmakers submitted a draft bill yesterday to extend the term of the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) from September until the next government is set up after the election in December.
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More ancient kilns found
The Mineral Resources Depart-ment (MRD) has unearthed two ancient pottery kilns in Phitsanulok's Muang district, while local archaeologists in Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday found 10 ancient graves with human bones and artefacts dating back more than 2,000 years.
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All out effort to cut holiday carnage
The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), a network of road safety groups and the Royal Thai Police launched a "Safe Songkran Festival" campaign yesterday.
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Kingdom's birth rate going down
The birth rate has gradually dropped over the past 40 years, according to the latest survey of population change.
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Financial worries put a burden on Thai families
Most Thai families are warm and loving, but more than 60 per cent have family members with financial problems, and their debts are with loan sharks or credit card companies, a recent Abac poll has revealed.
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IN BRIEF
MURDER-SUICIDE
Businessman kills wife, self; son in ICU after being shot in the head
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Plea for Asean to fund fight against haze crisis
Chiang Mai University has called on Asean finance ministers to allocate emergency funds to tackle haze problems in the region.
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SOUTHERN UNREST
Grenades fired at Islamic centres
Twenty injured in pre-dawn strikes in Yala; spate of arson attacks on schools
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