Birds tagged for flu tracking
A team from Mahidol University is tracking migratory birds using microchips and satellites to identify sources of bird flu. It hopes its work will help stop the disease spreading and infecting humans.
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Vaccine set for market
A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer will soon be available in Thailand, having been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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IN BRIEF
GAMBLING raid
Decision on prosecution deferred
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Series of bombings injures 13 soldiers
A roadside bombing targeting a foot patrol in Panare district wounded three soldiers yesterday morning as authorities were reeling from an ambush by militants the night before in Yaring district that left 11 troops wounded, two critically.
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'All faiths must be heeded'
All Thai Buddhists should consider whether Buddhism should be enshrined as the state religion in the new constitution - and listen to people of other faiths, as they were also Thai, Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) chief Noranit Sethabutr said yesterday.
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Minister fears for hospitals
Shortages of medical staff in government hospitals have reached a critical level and will grow even worse if attractive incentives are not provided or salaries not raised significantly, Public Health Minister Mongkol na Songkhla said yesterday.
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COURT APPEAL
Supreme Court stays jail term
The Supreme Court yesterday endorsed a 30-year jail term given by a lower court to a junior Army officer for his part in the armed robbery of 30 pistols from a Don Muang airport warehouse six years ago.
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Fair aims to help the elderly remain active and healthy
The country's first major public event for senior citizens will be held from next Thursday to May 7 at Bangkok's Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.
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Govt mulls Bt9-billion plan to minimise bird-flu threat
Fearing the worst from bird flu outbreaks or a pandemic, the government is to consider spending Bt9 billion on a three-year containment plan and Bt1.55 billion to build a vaccine plant, Deputy Prime Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham said yesterday.
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HEALTH SURVEY
Stress driving workers to drink, poll indicates
Over a third of employees say bosses don't treat them with sufficient care
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