Police panel throws out Kowit's plea
A Police Commission panel yesterday dismissed former national police chief General Kowit Wattana's lawsuit against Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont over his transfer to a C-11 civilian post.
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New dengue cases 'linked to climate change'
The pattern of dengue fever this year was "abnormal" as the disease had spread to areas that had little record of dengue mosquitoes, a senior doctor from the Public Health Ministry said.
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New public TV station nearing reality, says Dhipavadee
The country will get its first public television station during the term of this incumbent administration, PM's Office Minister Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan said at a workshop yesterday.
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Rectors seek pay rise
The University President Council of Thailand (UPCT) will seek a pay raise for the employees of privatised universities, council president and Mae Fah Luang University rector Vanchai Sirichana said yesterday.
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New Thai patents in the offing
The Thailand Centre of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) is preparing to seek patents for its Para-rubber-latex whitening cream in Singapore and India.
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Group attacks govt over factory pollution
The Network of Eastern People is planning to lodge a complaint with the Administrative Court against Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and the National Environmental Board (NEB) before the end of the month.
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Jail for slurs on tribunal
The Constitution Tribunal would not tolerate "non-academic" criticism over its rulings in the cases of the Thai Rak Thai and Democrat parties, its secretary-general Paiboon Warahapaitoon said yesterday.
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Dissenting judges say timing a crucial factor
Yesterday saw the release of two minority arguments opposing the removal of 111 Thai Rak Thai executives from the electoral process following last week's verdict to convict their party for electoral fraud.
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Drugs go up in smoke
The Shan State Army (SSA), one of the few remaining ethnic armies fighting the military junta of Burma, yesterday held a massive drug bonfire at a military base in Loi Kawwan as part of its campaign to win support from abroad.
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New attacks on rail lines
Militants in the deep South have sabotaged more stretches of railway track, causing further delays to the resumption of services in the region.
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