Recently added articles from The Nation (Thailand):
Minister wants drug-dealing convicts imprisoned on abandoned island.
May 24, 2009 ... Byline: The Nation. Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga said yesterday that he was thinking of imprisoning drug-dealing prison inmates on some deserted island or oil rig. "I'm thinking about asking the Royal Thai Navy to find an isolated island or unused old ...
Computer glitch thwarts exams.
May 24, 2009 ... Byline: The Nation. An online system malfunction yesterday postponed teachers' promotion examinations nationwide. Chiang Mai Education Zone 1 director Kosol Prakham, overseeing the "e-training" examination at Muang district's Yupparat School, said he had asked other ...
Police lose their man.
May 24, 2009 ... Byline: The Nation. Following a brief car chase, an alleged British drug-trader narrowly escaped into a forest near Pattaya, leaving two accomplices to be arrested, police said yesterday. A search found ice, cocaine and marijuana in the suspect's rented house. ...
Chikungunya spreads.
May 24, 2009 ... Byline: The Nation. The chikungunya that has ravaged Southern Thailand has spilled over, with 13 patients detected in Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen, an official said yesterday. Most are rubber-plantation workers and soldiers returning from the South, ...
PAD at crossroads has a tough choice.
May 24, 2009 ... Byline: The Nation. The organisation must decide whether it wants to campaign against what's wrong or become a political party to set things right There will be so much to reflect on when members of the People's Alliance for Democracy hold a convention this weekend at ...