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SMSs will be sent to tell Cabinet Secretariat if it's working on Monday
As part of contingency plans and emergency measures taken to cope with the pro-Thaksin Shinawatra group's mass rallies from Friday, text messages will be sent to tell members of the Secretariat of the Cabinet on early Sunday as to whether they would be excused from work on Monday.

Her Majesty worried about drought
Her Majesty the Queen was concerned over Thailand's drought problem and has urged the Agriculture Ministry to do what it can to relieve the impact, Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut said yesterday.

4 Lahu tribesmen held over drug dealing
In a sting operation yesterday, four members of the Lahu hilltribe were arrested with 6.65 kilograms of heroin in their possession, Chiang Rai Governor Suthep Saengnimnuan said yesterday.

Ban on dubious language schools sought
A House committee yesterday urged the Foreign Affairs Ministry to blacklist controversial overseas language schools.

GPO sued over swine-flu vaccine 'deaths'
An independent academic who monitors social issues yesterday filed a lawsuit in the Central Administration Court against the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation and top health officials for failing to have human trials to test the type-A (H1N1) influenza virus vaccine following reports that six people had died after receiving the vaccine.

More people affected by smog in the North
The Public Health Ministry found that nearly 100,000 people had fallen ill from the smog shrouding eight provinces in the North and warned that more would be affected if the situation persists.

Dusit Zoo relocates 14 animals ahead of protests
Dusit Zoo has relocated a number of animals ahead of the planned red-shirt rallies scheduled for this weekend.

Election law bars Aung San Suu Kyi from polls
Rangoon - Burma's new election laws have barred opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and more than 2,000 other political prisoners from contesting polls planned this year, state media said Wednesday.

Last suspect charged
The owner of a light and sound company was indicted yesterday as the seventh and last suspect in the Santika Pub fire that killed 66 revellers.

Higher skills, knowledge needed to upgrade competitiveness
The new trend in the Thai workplace will be for creative industries leading to a creative economy.

Jail me if I benefit from deal : Anupong
Media once again kept out of latest tests in Pattani

Grandma Hai honoured for her fight for rights
Fighter for justice and human rights, 81-year-old Hai Khanjantha, received an honorary master's degree in political science at Ramkhamhaeng University yesterday.

Stay hydrated, warns Jurin
Children, the elderly, people with high blood pressure or heart problems and golfers were warned yesterday to drink lots of water to prevent life-threatening heatstroke during this summer, as the mercury is soaring.

My comments are taken out of context : Asean Chief
Asean's chief Surin Pitsuwan on Tuesday insisted that media reports quoting him over a military exercise in Cambodia were taken totally out of context.

Market academy attracts politicians
The Capital Market Academy under the Stock Exchange of Thailand, which provides intensive training in equity investment to executives, is now drawing students who are senior politicians and bigwigs - a tendency its director said was not aimed at political networking.

Student files malpractice complaint with Leena's support
Leena Jang Foundation's chairwoman Leena Jangjanja yesterday took a Ramkhamhaeng University student to file a police complaint against the Bang Mod 1 Hospital for malpractice, which resulted in her losing her right eye. The hospital, however, insisted that the patient was given the best care available but the infection had spread so fast that the eye had to be removed.

Secondary school applicants advised to dodge red shirt rally
The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) has offered alternative methods through which children can avoid the red-shirt rally site when submitting their applications to state secondary schools in the coming days.

Bureau to step up on rainmaking
Since this year's drought is expected to be more severe and hit many provinces, the Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation is planning to make artificial rain more frequently.

Sign language translators to be hired
The government plans to provide sign-language translators for deaf people who need help at hospitals, seminars or police stations around the country.

Delinquents reading their way to a better life
Encouraging students to read can be tough work in Thailand - and getting those categorised as delinquents to do this is surely harder still.

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