Shop owners are also prohibited from prominently displaying, decorating and advertising liquor products in department stores and shops, said Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai.
"You will face a fine and imprisonment if the ministry finds you have put liquor products in gift baskets for sale during this New Year festivities," he warned business proprietors.
Disease....
"We want to reduce the number of road accidents during the New Year festivities caused by sleeping and being exhausted while driving car," new Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai said yesterday.
People lose concentration after driving for more than two hours and this doubled the risk of road accidents. So drivers should stop for a while and relax....
Police believe he is the first person to be sentenced for the crime in Australia, ABC Radio reported.
Dobie pleaded guilty to luring two Thai women to work as prostitutes in Australia. The court was told the women were aware of the nature of their jobs, but were deceived about the hours they would work and were not paid the full amount they were promised.
Judge....
"This damages the country's reputation. It will be an obstacle for scientists and researchers who conduct stem-cell studies and comply with the law," said Dr Niphan Isarasena of Chulalongkorn University's Stem Cell and Cell Therapy Unit.
Dr Niphan has attended several international stem-cell research conferences over the past year at which many scientists criticised....
Permanent Secretary for Culture Weera Rojpojanarat said that it was urgent for the ministry to restore the country's good image, buffeted by the economic and political crises, and to attract tourists back to Thailand as soon as possible.
He urged Thais to hold out friendship and a warm welcome to foreign visitors. In the evening, the group enjoyed a light-and-sound performance about....
The government intends to fill in the gap left out by the peace-keeping forces, Abhisit said.
He said he will designate the agency to ensure justice and strategic coordination prevailing over the strife-torn areas.
The unrest will not end unless the government can win the mass support and this can be achieved by bringing about sustainable development with due respects to the identity,....
The ministry has directed Tipper Corp to pay the workers within the next two weeks, the Straits Times reported, citing the company's spokesman.
The ministry has also told Tipper that the workers would either be repatriated or transferred to other employers. Tipper has been under investigation for illegal deployment of foreign workers, as well as for the failure to pay salaries to....
Yuranan, who contested the Bangkok gubernatorial race under the Pheu Thai Party, said Bangkok on a daily basis produced 10,000 tonnes of garbage, 30 per cent of which could be recycled. However, much of it is disposed without recycling at open-air dumps, causing foul smells and unhygienic conditions for nearby areas, he said.
Yuranan said he would have city residents separate garbage at....
Mohamad Darus Mohamad Daud, 37, who suffered gunshot wounds to his abdomen, buttocks, left wrist and right leg, was found by villagers in the northern Malaysian Terengganu state and rushed to a nearby hospital.
The victim was believed to have been approached by three men in southern Thailand on Sunday and taken away in their vehicle to a riverbank and assaulted, state police chief....
"There is no further argument for the EU not to lift the ban," Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal was quoted as saying by the Indonesian daily Koran Tempo.
On Wednesday, the Indonesian parliament passed a bill to improve the country's air safety in response to demands by the EU after Indonesia saw a string of deadly air crashes.
The EU imposed a ban on all....
"There is a certain urgency. We are in the middle of a crisis, and there are some things that we can do to help each other," said Yeo, stressing the immediate need for the group to meet and work out initiatives to face the impact of the ongoing....
It's party season, but Bangkokgovernor candidates better be very cautious about getting into the swing of things.
With the gubernatorial election scheduled for January 11, all candidates have electoral laws to observe - and that means no throwing parties or giving special gifts.
"If they go to Christmas or New Year parties, they must make sure they don't hand out any....
Some 242 mobile medical units had assisted flood victims in Chumphon, Surat Thani, Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat from November 19 to December 14. "Hong Kong foot" accounted for the largest proportion of patients, at 39 per cent, followed by flu at 32 per cent, while 1,900 people suffered severe stress and insomnia, said Public....
One protester, who used the alias "A", said the firm recently asked all employees to sign new contracts which substantially cut welfare and bonus payments, effective from January 1.
The company also sought to cut their salary by 25 per cent during a suspension of work from Dec 15Jan 15.
"Most employees are in trouble, as they have to pay instalments for cars and....
A high-ranking delegation from the Burmese Foreign Ministry, led by Deputy Minister Maung Myint, recently visited Kuwait for preliminary discussions on the reciprocal opening of embassies in both countries, according to Rangoon-based diplomatic sources.
Burma established diplomatic ties with Kuwait on December 16, 1998. Kuwait was the 73rd country to establish diplomatic ties with Burma....
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission bill, aimed to take effect in January, was aimed at stamping out corruption in the public and private sectors. Abdullah also proposed an independent judicial body to manage the appointment of judges of superior courts.
Both bills came amid growing criticism that Abdullah has done little to make good on his pledge to clamp down on corruption....
After that, the market would be open until midnight every Friday and Saturday in a bid to boost Aranyaprathet's economy, said Sanit Naksuksri.
To help make the project a success, the province would promote easier availability of the sevenday border passes that enable the market's mostly Cambodian vendors to operate on the Thai side, he added.
He made the announcement after attending a meeting at which an NHSO subcommittee proposed that these two drugs be added to the national list because their commercial licenses had already expired.
Once the drugs are added to the national list, the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) can produce cheaper, generic versions. Winai said antidepressant Sertraline will only cost Bt5 per....
"We have closely monitored some major diseases this year and will continue to do so next year," director of the Epidemiology Bureau, Kumnuan Unchusak, said yesterday.
Diseases under watch include dengue fever, lep¬tospirosis, streptococcus suis, measles, mumps, chickenpox, human influenza and pneumo¬nia.
According to Kamnuan, 6,463 people had measles this year - up....
Yet, there's nothing like this in Myawaddy, Burma, the poor town opposite Mae Sot, Thailand.
The towns lie across the Moei River, a sluggish brown border snaking between two of the most disparate countries in Asia. On the one side lies Thailand characterized by prosperity, modernity and openness. Then there is Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, a notoriously corrupt, hermetic....
Her first son decided to end his life as no employer dared to hire someone stateless. The second son followed suit, as his girlfriend's family rejected him for a similar reason.
"My father is indeed a Thai. He moved from Udon Thani and met my mother. They had children, but like many poor men, my parents didn't bother to report the births. So none of my brothers and sisters....
He urged that in tackling land disputes, the authorities' perspective should change from regarding villagers as foes of the environment to a more realistic view that villagers, with equal rights and dignity, needed to use the land where they resided to make a living.
This view would lower the incidence of land disputes submitted to courts, he said.
Citing a Network for Land....
He was speaking before 1,500 participants at the three day conference, " National Health Assembly, " which opened yesterday.
Dr. de Silva said the effects of climate change created by our forefathers, and aggravated by people today, will make the world unhealthy and unsafe for tomorrow's generation. Climate change will adversely and critically affect the basic pillars of health:....
The move comes after the PAD announced the end of its siege of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport on December 2.
First bloody clash
Department of Mental Health Spokesman Dr Taveesilp Wisanuyothin said plans for the long-term project were put in place soon after October 7, the day of the first bloody clash between PAD protesters and....
The letter comes just after a group of 112 former Presidents and Prime Ministers from 50 countries wrote to the Secretary General, also urging him to meet the year-end deadline in travelling to Burma to secure the release of all of the over 2,100 political prisoners in the country.
Members of Parliament from Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and....
Former Foreign minister Noppadon Pattama Friday released his book "I am no traitor" to defend his record relating to the Preah Vihear Temple controversy.
Noppadon resigned his office in July in the wake of a censure debate on his involvement in the Cambodian push to include the ancient temple on the World Heritage List, seen by the opposition as having repercussions on the Thai territorial integrity.
"Facts in my book will show that I am a political victim," Noppadon said.
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Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Monday that the government was planning to hold a special meritmaking ceremony early next month to help restore national unity.
Somchai said he wanted to remind Thais about Buddha's teachings and learn that they should not commit sin by causing trouble for other people.
"It's time we gave importance to religion. At present, our society lacks the ethics and virtue, which has led to confusion and conflict," the PM said during a visit to the Office of National Buddhism.
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Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda has instructed army agencies in
Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd said soldiers would be on standby to provide reinforcements to police when necessary.
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Many villages in Tambon Phrathat Phadaeng and Tambon Mae Ku were also affected by the downpour-triggered flood and overflows from water....
It would be the third such meeting following the two in July and August between former foreign minister Tej Bunnag and Hor Namhong.
Sompong, who succeeded Tej more than a month ago, would discuss the areas with overlapping claims near the Khmer sanctuaries of Ta Muen Thom and Ta Muen Kwai.
The agenda was set at the second ministerial meeting in Thailand's resort beach town of....
Former prime minister Samak Sundaravej has left early this morning for cancer treatment in the United States, according to INN and Matichon reports on Wednesday.
His lawyer said Samak was free to leave the country without having to apply for permission from the high court since his libel conviction was not a serious crime.
Samak was freed on bail by the Appeals Court in September after failing to overturn the lower court's guilty verdict. His case is under the final appellate review by the Supreme Court.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Bloomberg Foundation have given Bt33 million to Thailand in a bid to support its 100 per cent smoke free environment project and raise awareness about the dangers of smoking.
Prat was presented the Global Smoke free Partnership 2008 Award-GSP Extraordinary Award at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco First Asian Regional Conference which is being held in Bangkok from October 28-31.
The award was also presented to the government of Panama, the Inter American Heart Association of Mexico, and Hermant Goswami from India.
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Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has tentative plans to visit Laos, Vietnam, India and Peru next month, officials said.
It is customary for newly appointed prime minister of the region to make visit to neighbouring countries, especially among Asean members.
Earlier plan to pay a visit to Asean earlier this month was scuttled by political instability inside the country.
Besides Laos, Somchai also plans to visit Hanoi on Thursday and Friday next week to attend the third Summit of the Arrawaddy-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy, a rivers-related regional development forum.
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