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Among the 400,000 alien and indigenous children living in Thailand, many wanted and should receive both multilingual and multicultural education, researchers said yesterday.

Words can, and often do, affect action. Forty two year old Gianluca Maynardi-Araldi a retired Italian Muay Thai coach and a self confessed collector of Citylife for over 15 years, asked us to bring this story to the readers in the hope it might encourage others to take action.

The Criminal Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by relatives of people who died in the 2004 Tak Bai crackdown to it to revoke the Songkhla Provincial Court's ruling which cleared security forces of any wrongdoing in their handling of those held in custody.

Relatives of people who died in the 2004 Tak Bai crackdown will petition against a Songkhla court ruling which cleared security forces of any wrongdoing in their handling of those held in custody.

Remember the public's reaction when the idea of setting up a special administrative zone for the Muslim-dominated South was introduced five years ago? The proposal came from former PM Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.

One of the favourite tactics of the Burmese junta is its "bully" policy. The latest attacks on the army of the Karen National Union on the Thai-Burma border are ample proof.

There isna TMt a Thai person a ' or anyone who lives, or has ever lived here for that mattera 'who doesna TMt complain about corrupt politics.

About 3,000 Karen refugees have fled across the border Burma to Tha Song Yang district of Tak province because of fighting in Burma, according to Third Army Region commander Lt-Gen Tanongsak Apirakyothin.

The Thai-Burmese border trade in Tak province has affected more from global economic problems than political turbulence in Burma, said Chaiyuth Senitantikul, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries in Tak.

In October 2004, seven people were killed in a mosque during a crack-down against insurgents.

SONGKHLA : Relatives of the Tak Bai victims can still file criminal lawsuits against state officials responsible for the 2004 fatal crackdown on Muslim protesters, although Friday's court ruling had exonerated them from any wrongdoing.

Burmese companies are moving production bases from Rangoon to Kanchanaburi's Sangkhla Buri district to avoid US and British trade sanctions.

The family of a couple slain during the 2003 war on drugs is seeking the return of 20 million baht of assets that were seized from the victims.

I beg to differ from the views expressed by Veera Prateepchaikul in his article, "Peace campaign is every bit a legitimate form of protest" . While the name of the campaign ''Stop Hurting Thailand, Stop Violence'' sounds impressive and indisputable for any peace-loving Thai, the question is who really hurts Thailand and resorts to violence.

Kudos to David Barkdull for his view that the Thai government is doing its best to drive away Farangs with its silly new alcohol laws and taxes.

TAK : Two ethnic rebel groups opened fire on a Burmese military patrol near Wanyen village, in southern Shan State, killing 12 soldiers.

For decades or more remote Burmese refugee camps strung out along the Thai-Myanmar border have been in a kind of legal limbo, with camp leaders more or less administering justice on an ad hoc basis, say aid workers.

I had the pleasure of listening to Dr Rachel Dodds of Ryerson University, Canada give a presentation on the Future of Sustainable Tourism as part of Victoria Universitya TMs Tourism Future Makers or Future Takers series.

April 27 is expected to be the hottest day of the year, according to the Meteorological Department.