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Top Indian space scientist quits over blacklisting
AFP, Published on 26/02/2012
» A top Indian scientist said Saturday he had resigned from the nation's Space Commission to protest the government's blacklisting of four scientists over alleged irregularities in a satellite deal.
Phu Kradung gets a reprieve
News, Published on 25/02/2012
» Less than a day after the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced its finalisation of the 3.8km route for the proposed cable car to scale the scenic heights of the Phu Kradung National Park in Loei province, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra wisely slammed the brakes on the project. She forced a postponement of the private-sector development by using Tuesday's mobile cabinet meeting in Udon Thani to insist on a further environmental impact study by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry and consultations with Loei residents, before a final ruling is made.
IMF forecasts inflation-busting in H2
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 25/02/2012
» The government's stimulus package and monetary policy should support domestic demand and help the economy to strongly rebound from the flood this year, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Watch out for dog bites
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/02/2012
» With hot weather coming soon, dogs with deadly rabies may be on the street. If bit by a cat, hamster, squirrel, bat or rabbit get rabies shots quickly.
Confusion over compensation
News, Published on 24/02/2012
» Despite its stated policy to heal the wounds inflicted by state violence in the restive South, the government's announcement of 7.5 million baht in compensation for each victim of state violence has led to much confusion.
Good neighbours, better business
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 24/02/2012
» Thailand is trying to strike a balance between diplomatic and trade benefits with Myanmar, a country that is opening up to the outside world after years of isolation and suppression.
Winai lined up for NHSO post
News, Published on 24/02/2012
» Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri will probably nominate former Treasury Department chief Winai Wittawatkaravet to sit on the National Health Security Office board, a ministry source says.
Govt urged to rethink 30-baht scheme
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 23/02/2012
» Academics and people's representatives have urged the government to review its policy to revive the 30-baht healthcare scheme.
World Bank risks losing relevance
News, Published on 23/02/2012
» Robert Zoellick will depart in June as president of the World Bank, once again raising the thorny issue of leadership of the Bretton Woods twins _ the bank and the International Monetary Fund. At their birth, John Maynard Keynes memorably warned that if these institutions did not get good leaders they would "fall into an eternal slumber, never to waken or be heard of again in the courts and markets of Mankind".
Germany leads way for RENEWABLE energy
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/02/2012
» Known as a nation of stern discipline, Germany never ceases to amaze.