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1 hr ago | Malaysian National News Agency

Thailand, Laos Enhance Anti-bird Flu Cooperation

Thailand and Laos have stepped up bilateral cooperation on practical response to any possible outbreak of the new deadly A strain of avian influenza along their common border, Thai News Agency reported.

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6 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

Militant admits to Pattani violence

Suspected militant Sakariya Totayong has confessed to being involved in both old and more recent violent crimes in the far South, according to Col Komkrit Rattanachaya, commander of the 41st Ranger Regiment.

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10 hrs ago | The Nation

Five injured as Army helicopter ditches in pond

A military helicopter made an emergency landing in Nakhon Nayok yesterday morning due to a broken sling in its rudder.

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14 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

Yala cop killed in mosque

YALA : A Muslim police officer was shot dead by a suspected militant while praying inside a mosque in Raman district on Monday evening.

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17 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior

Thailand's national Buddhism body said Monday it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet.

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17 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

Dem 2012 candidate guilty of poll fraud

The Democrat Party's failed candidate in the Aug 26, 2012 by-election in Lamphun's Constituency 2 has been found guilty of electoral fraud and banned from elections for five years and is also liable to legal action under the Criminal Code, Election Commission secretary-general Puchong Nutrawong said on Monday.

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17 hrs ago | Hospitality Net

Brian Finniss has been appointed Operations Manager at Thanyapura Integrative Health Centre in Phuket, Thailand

Thanyapura Hospitality Group 120/1 Moo 7 Thepkasattri Road Thepkasattri, Thalang, Phuket, 83110 Thailand Phone: +66 76 336 000 Fax: +66 76 336 081 Visit Website The Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club in Phuket, Thailand, has appointed Brian Finniss as Operations Manager.

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21 hrs ago | Business Times

Thai c.bank chief won't rule out another rate cut

The baht was around 30.68 per dollar on Monday. It hit a 16-year high of 28.55 in April, when it had been emerging Asia's strongest currency - PHOTO: BLOOMBERG [BANGKOK] Thailand's central bank chief said on Monday he could not rule out another cut in interest rates, due to global uncertainty, and he was not concerned about capital outflows as the ... (more)

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Bangkok Post

Loan sharks raid, smash restaurant

PATHUM THANI : Loan sharks raided a makeshift restaurant in Pathum Thani's Thanyaburi district, smashing items because the owner's son owed the gangsters money, police say.

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Bangkok Post

Sunday's rallies

Members of the anti-government white-mask movement, or "V for Thailand group" Sunday rallied in several major provinces of all regions across the country.

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Satellite TV to go digital [Bangkok Post, Thailand]

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) June 17--Satellite TV operators will transmit signals in high definition to compete with other broadcasting platforms including digital terrestrial and cable.

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Phuket Gazette

Phuket Opinion: Deputy PM adds insult to injury

Phuket's International Convention and Exhibition Center project was cancelled shortly before one sprouted up in Chiang Mai.

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Bangkok Post

Marine slain in Pattani

A marine was killed in a walk-up shooting in Pattani's Mai Kaen district late Sunday afternoon, reports said.

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Phuket Gazette

Phuket Opinion: Airports welcoming pros, avoiding cons

Angkarn Yasanop, 29, graduated from the Sampran Royal Police Cadet Academy in Nakhon Pathom in 2007.

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Bangkok Post

Yingluck "not siding with red shirts"

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is not taking sides with pro-government red shirts, Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said on Sunday.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Phuket Gazette

Dorked in the dark: YouTube video sees Chiang Mai biker arrested

PHUKET: A CHIANG MAI man was arrested by police after a video surfaced on YouTube of him driving around the northern city on a 1.2-million-baht superbike.

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Reuters

FEATURE-Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils

Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in the Thai economy beyond the bright lights of Bangkok.

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Bangkok Post

Slaughterhouse saviours ...

Saving a cow's life while tucking into a beef dish may seem morally dubious, but there is no rule book when it comes to merit-making and, hey, a good deed is just that It was a fortuitous time for cows in Songkhla last Saturday when 10,000 of them were released from the steely jaws of a local slaughterhouse.

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Pattaya Mail

Northern Thailand ethnic farmers use elephants to farm rice

Elephants in the district of Omkoi in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai have different roles than pachyderms elsewhere.

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Asia News Network

BANGKOK: 'War' on dengue fever in Thailand

The Public Health Ministry of Thailand has announced it will push for the establishment of a dengue fever "war room" in all provinces.

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