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Tsunami alarm test Phuket, Phangnga
Published on 29/05/2013
» The National Disaster Warning Centre will test the tsunami alarms between 10am and noon on Wednesday in Phuket and Phangnga as part of its regular rescue operation drill.
49 small schools saved from closure
Published on 29/05/2013
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has promised to keep 49 small schools open amid a controversial plan to merge several upcountry primary schools.
Gold prices up 150 baht
Online Reporters, Published on 29/05/2013
» The Gold Traders Association this morning announced buying prices at 19,465.44 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,750 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Govt seeks foreign help on education
Published on 29/05/2013
» The cabinet approved 10 million baht for an Education Ministry proposal in which two international organisations will help devise Thai education policy strategies.
Nattawut plans to SMS food prices
Published on 29/05/2013
» Deputy Commerce Minister Nattawut Saikuar has asked mobile phone operators to send reference prices of food products to consumers as part of measures to deal with food price hikes.
Luxury cars destroyed in truck fire pix
Online Reporters, Published on 29/05/2013
» A semi-trailer truck carrying six luxury sports cars caught fire on Wednesday in Nakhon Ratchasima province, causing damage estimated at 100 million baht, police said.
Fabio Polenghi fatally shot by military, inquest finds
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2013
» The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court on Wednesday ruled that Italian journalist Fabio Polenghi was killed by a bullet fired by the security forces during the May 19, 2010 dispersal of the red-shirt protestors.
Army outpost in Narathiwat attacked
Online Reporters, Published on 29/05/2013
» An outpost manned by Infantry Company 15123 of Narathiwat Task Force 30 was attacked with M79 grenades on Tuesday night, and the troops fired back at their attackers, police said.
PM: Budget will spur growth in 2014
Published on 29/05/2013
» The government expects that the 2.525-trillion-baht budget for fiscal year 2014 will spur economic growth of 4-5% while inflation should stay at 2.7-3.7%, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said in her budget presentation in the parliament on Wednesday morning.
Abhisit: Budget increases living costs
Published on 29/05/2013
» Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjjajiva condemned the government’s plan to cut the budget spending deficit by 50 billion baht while adding to the cost of living with a rise in the prices of diesel and cooking gas.