Pirates hijack Thai fishing boat off Somali coast

Kuala Lumpur - Pirates have hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew members off the coast of Somalia,....

alumni gives details of 'tea money paid'
DSI probe finds some parents may have paid Bt100,000

2009 budget needed to tackle layoffs
Labour Minister Uraiwan Thienthong said yesterday that she had encouraged Deputy PM Olarn Chaiprawat to push....

No flower picking at crematorium please
The public was urged yesterday not to touch or pick the flowers around the late HRH Princess Galyani....
Huge demand for newspapers, photos of princess
People across the country yesterday snapped up copies of newspapers carrying photos of the royal cremation....
Tourists told to leave swollen waterfall
Floodwaters have hit Nakhon Si Thammarat's Tha Sala hospital, prompting the evacuation of patients, while....
Southern flooding
Days of heavy rain have brought floods to the southern provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani.

Environment

DSI keeps an eye on eco-damaging businesses
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is thinking about charging a private company for allegedly....

Health&Science

Health ministry on alert for possible bird flu outbreak
The Public Health Ministry has stepped up its monitoring of bird flu following the discovery of an outbreak....

Education

University to help students survive
Since the global economic slowdown is affecting one and all, Bangkok's Srinakharinwirot University (SWU)

Metro/Crimes

Klong Toey market explosion hurts 13 vendors
At least 13 people were wounded - two seriously - by an exploding device reportedly thrown early yesterday....