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Sour milk scandal points to a rotten system

The scandal concerning sub-standard milk supplied to schools in Thailand must be investigated. Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat earlier denied responsibility for approving guidelines for acquiring school milk. However Boonjong cannot just... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Thu, Feb 19 2009

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28 Jan 09 visit Boonjong ready for probe  »  Bangkok Post Deputy Minister of Interior Boonjong Wongtrairat on Wednesday said he is ready to be probed by all organisations after he was accused of giving money worth 100,000 baht and his name cards to villagers in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
24 Jun 09 visit MEA union, minister agree on allowance  »  Bangkok Post Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat said after meeting representatives of the workers union at the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) late Wednesday afternoon that they agreed that MEA employees earning less than 15,000 baht a month...
28 Mar 09 visit Phone-in 'doesn't have much impact'  »  Bangkok Post Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat said he is confident that the daily phone-in of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to his supporters will not lead to House dissolution and the change of a new government.
11 Aug 09 visit Minister: 5 million oppose UDD petition  »  Bangkok Post Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat claimed more than 5 million people had signed their names in opposition to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship's campaign to petition for a royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin...

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