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Support pours in for student to go to medical school
Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 08/05/2018
» PHAYAO: Donors and local authorities have joined hands to support a student from a poor family to study the medical programme at Chiang Mai University.
Consumer warning: Be careful buying supplements
Online Reporters, Published on 08/05/2018
» Consumers are being warned to buy dietary supplements and similar products only from companies proven to be reliable, with hazardous additives being found in many of them.
A 'Nimby' problem
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2018
» A major local problem has arisen in the deep South. It is a direct outgrowth of the past 13 years of violence, but the problem is a peaceful one. Some 105 people who fled to Malaysia now wish to return. They are currently stateless, and the army has plans to resettle them under a programme called Pha Khon Klub Ban (Bring People Home). The problem is that the army failed to secure support of residents in the district where the resettlement is to occur. Panare district of Pattani which houses the temporary resettlement site is strongly opposed to this project.
Show might be over before it begins
News, Michael Schuman, Published on 08/05/2018
» North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to dismantle his nuclear test site, and supposedly, he's even inviting the international press into his usually off-limits kingdom to witness the extravaganza. The gesture is meant to prove he's serious about eliminating his weapons programme -- and he wants all the world to see it.
GSB to change fee income ratio model
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/05/2018
» State-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) aims to expand its fee-based income ratio to 10% of total revenue over the next three years under its new business model in preparation for the digital age.
High-minded brow
Life, Story: Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 08/05/2018
» May is a charitable month for Benefit Cosmetics, whose "Bold Is Beautiful" project invites people to contribute by having a brow wax to raise funds for charities worldwide.
A celebration of Mozart and Dvorak
Life, Published on 08/05/2018
» The Phya Thai Palace Preservation Foundation under the royal patronage of HRH Princess Bejaratana presents the "Grand Sextets At The Palace" concert at the Thewarat Sapharom Hall of Phya Thai Palace this Sunday at 7pm.
It's play time!
Life, By: TANANOP KANJANAWUTISIT, Published on 08/05/2018
» After the enthusiastic reception of the first edition in 2016, the Bangkok International Children's Theatre Festival (BICT Fest) is back, from May 19-27. In this edition there will be nine productions from seven countries: Germany, Japan, Belgium, Scotland, Indonesia and Thailand, with a special French Highlights programme. The menu is diverse, open and colourful, and includes a new circus, contemporary dance, puppetry and mime acts, and is fit for viewers aged two to adulthood. The venues are the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, M Theatre and Chulalongkorn University.
Trump boosts CIA nominee Haspel as 'tough on terror'
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump supported Gina Haspel, his nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, on Monday, dismissing criticism of her involvement in a harsh interrogation programme in Thailand and arguing that Democrats want her out because she "is too tough on terror."