Two beauty clinics raided

26 Feb 2013 : BANGKOK - Public Health Ministry and consumer protection police raided two well-known beauty clinics in Siam Square on Monday.

Flooding and heavy rain in South

26 Feb 2013 : The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Tuesday issued a warning for people in the South to prepare for widespread scattered rain with heavy falls in some areas and the danger of floods today and tomorrow.

Gold prices up 200 baht

26 Feb 2013 : The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices 22,179.08 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 22,500 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.

Long-haul buses to have TVs in seats

26 Feb 2013 : The Transport Co plans to install multi-media monitors on passengers' seats on inter-city buses, a deputy transport minister said.

Ikea Thailand pulls horse meatballs

26 Feb 2013 : The Swedish furniture king Ikea has stopped selling meatballs at its Thai store after accusations they contained horsemeat.

Suspect caught in motorway chase

26 Feb 2013 : ANG THONG - A criminal suspect wanted in connection with several drug and arms cases was arrested after a dramatic chase in Chaiyo district on Sunday.

New South Korea president warns the North

26 Feb 2013 : SEOUL - Park Geun-Hye became South Korea's first female president Monday, vowing zero tolerance with North Korean provocation and demanding Pyongyang "abandon its nuclear ambitions" immediately.

DSI targets Phangnga 'land grabber'

26 Feb 2013 : The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is gearing up for a crackdown on alleged land grabbing in beach forest and coastal areas in a national park in Phangnga.

POLICE STATION ROW

Fraud charge threat hangs over PCC

26 Feb 2013 : The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has handed PCC Development and Construction Co an ultimatum, saying the firm must prove it was given permission to subcontract its work or face fraud charges.

TERRITORY DISPUTE

Troops deny border accessto 'patriots'

26 Feb 2013 : Soldiers have prevented a group of Thai activists from entering a disputed border area in Buri Ram.

FESTIVAL TRAGEDY

Hand grenade blast kills child, 3 others at concert

26 Feb 2013 : MAHA SARAKHAM : Four people, including two police and a 12-year-old boy, were killed and more than 50 injured by a hand grenade explosion during a concert in Na Dun district yesterday, police said.