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BTSC warns of minor delays as new kit beds in
News, Published on 04/07/2018
» Skytrain operator finishes big fix
Muslim rally seen as pitch for NGO support
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/02/2017
» A rally staged last week by Muslim students in which some demanded "self-determination" in the insurgency-plagued South was a move to gain financial support from European rights advocacy groups, according to 4th Army chief Piyawat Nakwanich.
Lao forgive, but war memories remain
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/09/2016
» LUANG PRABANG - Houmphan Chanthavong finally felt his deep grudge vanish after US President Barack Obama acknowledged in Vientiane during his visit this week "the suffering and sacrifices on all sides of that conflict", in reference to the CIA-led bombing and paramilitary campaign that devastated Laos during the Vietnam War.
CIA spook recalls Thailand's role in secret war
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 04/09/2016
» A CIA spy who helped orchestrate America's "secret war" in Laos said US President Barack Obama's visit should not dwell on the past as he defended the soldiers he fought beside, including the Thais.
Security tightened as Samui bombers sought
Published on 11/04/2015
» Authorities have tightened security measures across the country after a car bomb rocked a Koh Samui shopping mall at the start of the busy Songkran holiday.
Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/08/2012
» Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat appears to have resolved his conflict in his ministry with his abrupt transfer of three generals. But Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi is caught in a three-way war of words with the City Hall and a group of water experts on the flood prevent plan. In the deep South, militants went on bomb-planting spree to mark their national day.
Special zone deserves study
Online Reporters, Published on 16/03/2012
» People should not rush to reject the proposal for a special administrative zone covering the three southernmost border provinces, as it could be a solution to the insurgency problem, the chairman of the National Commission on Legal Justice said on Friday.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/03/2012
» Southern insurgents stepped up their attacks on the security forces this week, killing six soldiers and wounding 13; in Japan, Prime Minister Yingluck assured Japanese investors that last year's devastating flood will not be repeated and their factories are now safe; and the government has started the process to compensate victims of political violence.