South Korea hope to sign a preliminary agreement on trade

liberalization to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

when president Roh Moo Hyun attends a summit with
leader from Asean countries in Malaysia next month
officials said today.

About 100 small schools in the northeast will be close

today as their teachers will be in Bangkok to protesting
against an amendment to the Power Decentralization Act
that allow voluntary transfer of state schools want to be
under the supervision of local administrative bodies.

On average, 28 women and children were victim of family

violence every day this year, according to statistics
releasing yesterday of the Public Health Ministry this
compared with five cases per day in 2002. On average, one
child age below five was a victim of domestic violence
each day.

The violence in the South of Thailand has so far kill more

than 800 fathers, leaving behind more than 2,000 orphans.
Living in bitterness and hatred these children may become
the time bombs of our future hundreds of widows are
drown in sorrow and hardship. Relatives live in fear,
bitterness and hopeless.