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10 hrs ago | Asia News Network

BANGKOK: Four arrested for hotel blast in southern Thailand

Four suspects were arrested yesterday in connection with an explosion at a Narathiwat hotel in the morning that left six people injured.

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15 hrs ago | Phuket Gazette

Phuket Dog of the Week: Chico

PHUKET: Chico is a cream male poodle mix, so if you are looking for a low shedding dog that's intelligent, sociable with other dogs and affectionate towards children then this is your dog! Chico is about eight years old, and is a wise old dude, with a very relaxed temperament.

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19 hrs ago | Sun-Star

CEB opens direct flights to Phuket

THE Philippines' largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific announced it will begin direct flights from Manila to Phuket, Thailand, starting August 16, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Travel, Philippines Travel, Asia Travel, Manila, Philippines Travel, Thailand, Laos Travel, Laos Travel

23 hrs ago | The Nation

DSI nabs Swiss for bank robbery, seizes assets

Department of Special Investigation has confiscated the assets of a Swiss national who was arrested in Thailand for robbing a bank in his home country.

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Yesterday | The Nation

New strategy calls for BOI laws' revision

The laws governing the Board of Investment are set to be revised, in response to the agency's new strategies that will be implemented next year.

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Yesterday | The Nation

UK minister to join inaugural bilateral strategic dialogue

Hugo Swire, British minister of state for the Foreign Office, will visit the Kingdom between tomorrow and Tuesday to take part in the Thailand-UK Strategic Dialogue.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Nation

Sterilise dogs, end the meat trade

Many of your readers will not be aware of the despicable trade in dog meat from Thailand to neighbouring countries like Vietnam and Laos that has been going on for a number of years.

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Related Topix: Dogs, Pets, Southeast Asia, World News, Opinion

NOLA.com

Defendants in New Orleans gang conspiracy related to Briana Allen...

MICHAEL DEMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Mayor Mitch Landrieu, at left, watch as the casket of Briana Allen, the 5-year-old girl who was killed by stray gunfire at a birthday party last week, is carried from New Star Baptist Church in Central City after her funeral on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Mafia, World News

AlertNet

Migratory "Flyways" Decimated by Human Expansion

The spoon-billed sandpiper , seen here in Phetchaburi, Thailand, could be extinct within a decade.

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Related Topix: Travel, Thailand, Laos Travel, Laos Travel, Asia Travel, World News, Germany, Environment, Science, Kenya, Africa, Agriculture

IDC

Thailand Expects Upsurge of Mass Market 3G; Fiercer Competition...

Bangkok, Thailand , May 14, 2013 - The launch of new 3G data plans by all three Thai mobile operators will introduce broad changes to the competitive dynamics among mobile operators, particularly in how they deal with the mass market segment.

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Isle News

New head chef at The Somerville Hotel

Scottish-born Alasdair Elder comes to the island as the hotel's head chef, following 14 months as executive chef at one of the top beach resorts on the Thai island of Koh Samui.

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Bangkok Post

Rebel warrants to be revoked

Pattani Special Taskforce deputy chief Somchai Pengkrut yesterday said security agencies working in the deep South had discussed with provincial courts the possibility of revoking arrest warrants for some of the 1,357 suspected insurgents facing charges.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Asia News Network

VIENTIANE: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam expand east-west economic corridor

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have welcomed the expansion of the East-West Economic Corridor to boost mutual cooperation.

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Related Topix: Travel, Thailand, Laos Travel, Laos Travel, Asia Travel, Vietnam Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Laos, Vientiane, Laos Travel,

Asia News Network

VIENTIANE: Lao PM to visit Thailand

Prime Minister of Laos Thongsing Thammavong will lead a high-level delegation to attend a joint Lao-Thai cabinet meeting and the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Summit in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on May 19-20. His visit is in response to an invitation from Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

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Sunherald.com

Thai ghost film remake appeals with funny twist

In this photo taken Friday, May 10, 2013, Banjong Pisanthanakun, the director of the movie "Pee Mak Phra Khanong," poses with a cutout of a scene from his film during an interview in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Bangkok Post

Debt collectors hit wrong home

Clumsy debt collectors were probably to blame for an attack on the home of an innocent family on Wednesday in Prachin Buri province, police said.

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Bangkok Post

Cheap air flights vs. ...

Costing over 2 trillion baht, high-speed rail unlikely to win customers from cheap & fast airlines.

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Bangkok Post

Weathering the change

Small ants carry their eggs at a certain time of the year, usually in the middle of May.

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Bangkok Post

Villager slain in Pattani

A villager was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pattani's Nong Chick district on Wednesday night, police said.

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Paul Tan's Automotive News

Nissan to open proving ground in Thailand this year

Nissan is expected to launch its first test course outside of Japan next to a planned second Thai production plant in Samut Prakan by mid-year, the Bangkok Post reports.

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