Articles in the National Category
Thailand to allow UN access to 66 refugees
Thailand said that it would grant the UN access to 66 migrants convicted of illegally entering the country by sea, following allegations that Thai officials had earlier abused asylum seekers.
SET index off 2.98 pct
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index on Thursday lost 13.35 points or 2.98 per cent to close at 435.00 points. The market value was approximately 13.74 billion baht, with ...
Little-fancied Elite Card is abandoned
The troubled Thailand Elite Card initiated by the Thaksin Shinawatra administration and running at a huge loss is to be abandoned.
Laid off to get cover for eight months
The Cabinet yesterday approved the extension of unemploy¬ment benefits for Social Security subscribers from six to eight months. However, the 2.5 per cent cut in employers' and workers' contribution to ...
BKK district chiefs suspended for negligence that led to fire deaths
The directors of Bangkok's Wattana and Pathumwan district offices were suspended from active duty today, accused of negligence in regulating the Santika Club. So far six suspects have been charged ...
Rohingya to face charges in court
Police in this coastal province hand¬ed over 66 Burmese minority Muslims, the Rohingya, to a provin¬cial court yesterday to be tried on charges of illegal entry. Pol Colonel Veerasilp Kwanseng ...
PMH to press hospitals on medical workers’ pay increases
The Public Health Ministry has come up with a resolution to increase the fixed allowances for all medical workers, doctors, and nurses across country. Under the plan, chairman of the ...
Nation’s most polluted air is in the North
Residents of the North are facing a greater risk of lung cancer when compared with locals in other regions, according to statistics. Currently, more than 40 new lungcancer patients are ...
Thai supreme court upholds 14-year jail term for British paedophile
Bangkok - Thailand's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 14-year prison sentence for British national Maurice John Praill on charges of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy eight years ago. The ...
Thailand denies refugee status to boat people
A Thai court on Wednesday convicted 62 barefoot, disheveled migrants detained at sea of illegally entering the country, raising the prospect they could be deported despite fears they may face ...





