Prayuth gets weekly show

Coup leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha has decided to make weekly addresses on television and radio every Friday, says a spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).



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22 appear in military court

Twenty-two people were brought before a military court in Khon Kaen on Saturday, charged with violating martial law, possessing firearms and explosives and being involved in terrorism.



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The Nation's reporter released by NCPO

The Nation's senior reporter Pravit Rojanaphruk, who was summoned by the National Council for Peace and Order, was released Saturday afternoon.



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FBI and SEC probe golf great

NEW YORK: US authorities are investigating possible insider trading involving billionaire investor Carl Icahn, golfer Phil Mickelson and Las Vegas gambler William Walters.



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Let's party now, say soldiers

Soldiers organised activities to promote reconciliation and unity opposite what was once a red-shirt community radio station in Pathum Thani on Saturday.



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3,000 rosewood logs seized

Authorities on Saturday seized about 3,000 illegally cut rosewood logs that could have fetched up to 150 million baht if they had been smuggled out of the country for sale abroad.



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Gasohol prices hiked by 40 satang

PTT Plc and Bangchak Petroleum Plc will raise gasohol retail prices at 5am on Sunday.



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Democrat backs reform timetable

The one-year timeframe for national reform announced by the coup-makers is not too long, says Nipit Intarasombat, the deputy leader of the Democrat Party.



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Malls announce operating hours

Shopping malls near the Ratchaprasong intersection have announced their operating hours on Sunday after soldiers said they would seal the area to prevent anti-coup protests.



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Myanmar reduces teak production

YANGON - Myanmar will cut its output of processed teak by around a third this fiscal year, a senior official said Friday, to preserve its dwindling forests.



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Rubber farmers want Prayuth's help

Rubber growers in Trang want coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha to compensate them for the severe rubber price slump.



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38 companies of police, troops to deal with protests Sunday

The junta will deploy 38 companies of police and troops to prevent protests at eight locations around Bangkok on Sunday as well as closing the Ratchaprasong Intersection, Deputy Police Commissioner-General Pol Col Somyos Pumphanmuang said Saturday.



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Six held in China 'cult' death

SHANGHAI: Chinese police have detained six people for beating a woman to death at a McDonald's restaurant after she refused to disclose her phone number, accusing them of being members of a religious cult.



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Speed pills with 'ice' content seized

Authorities have found a new breed of drugs in Thailand — speed pills mixed with crystal methamphetamine or “ice” — which is as potent as methamphetamine mixed with heroin found earlier.



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Police block roads to Ratchaprasong Intersection to thwart anti-coup protest

Police will Sunday block four roads leading to the Ratchaprasong Intersection to thwart anti-coup protest at the Intersection.



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Zen, Central World to open at 2 pm

Zen and Central World will open at 2pm Sunday and will close at 10pm, they announced.



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Courts warn of jurisdiction change

The Courts of Justice have warned about the little-known extended jurisdiction of the military court in a statement issued on Friday.



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Protester charged with lese majeste

A graduate student from Thammasat University was charged on Friday with lese majeste offence after joining an anti-coup protest on May 23.



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Ratchadamri to be closed Sunday

Two main streets leading to the Ratchaprasong intersection and the skywalk will be closed from 9am on Sunday as soldiers will be stationed there to forestall a planned protest.



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Government House reopening

Government House will reopen for full services on Monday following the completion of a major cleanup on Saturday.



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Ban on Phatthalung gold rush

Phatthalung — A large amount of gold is believed to be buried in a palm plantation here during World War II, triggering a gold rush despite a prospecting ban.



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'Gangnam Style' hits 2 billion views

NEW YORK — It is 2 billion and counting for Psy and his irrepressible "Gangnam Style."



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Australia reduces Thai military ties

Australia is reducing its interaction with Thailand's military, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Saturday, adding three planned activities had been postponed due to the coup.



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Australia reduces engagement with Thai military

Australia is reducing its interaction with Thailand's military, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Saturday, adding three planned activities had been postponed due to the coup.



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Thai tanker believed to be hijacked

A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau said today, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters.



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US defence chief urges elections

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday urged Thailand's coup leaders to release detainees and call for elections immediately.



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National artist, novelist dies

Nongchanai Prinyathawat, a novelist and national artist, died of old age at her home in Chanthaburi on Friday. She was 93.



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Wholesale shop torched in Yala

No one was injured as a bombing burnt a wholesale shop in Yaha district of Yala province at about 5.30am Saturday.



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Bombing burnt wholesale shop in Yala

No one was injured as a bombing burnt a wholesale shop in Yaha district of Yala province at about 5.30am Saturday.



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Governors told to prevent protests

The Interior Ministry has ordered governors to try to prevent anti-coup demonstrations in their provinces.



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Gold prices down B50 to B19,550

The Gold Traders Association announced on Saturday the buying prices at 19,450 baht per baht-weight for gold bars and 19,162.24 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments.



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Prayuth promises election in about a year

Chief of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) General Prayuth Chan-ocha Friday night promised to hold a general election in about a year after national reforms are completed.



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Indonesia-bound Thai tanker believed hijacked

KUALA LUMPUR - A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau said on Saturday, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters.



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Thai tanker believed hijacked

KUALA LUMPUR - A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said Saturday, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters.



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Flights to Darwin cancelled

SYDNEY - Most flights in and out of Australia's Darwin airport were cancelled Saturday due to the eruption of a volcano overnight on IIndonesia's island of Sangeang.



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London 'more polluted' than Beijing

Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide at a city-centre monitoring station are the highest in Europe. Concentrations are greater even than in Beijing, where expatriates have dubbed the city's smog the "airpocalypse."



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Asia shares mostly down

HONG KONG — Asian markets mostly fell on Friday, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen and data that showed household spending tumbling after a sales tax hike, while investors await the release of key manufacturing data next week.



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Woravat denies gambling quarrel

Woravat Au-apinyakul, former science and technology minister and Pheu Thai list MP, on Friday denied he had a drunken quarrel with former cabinet colleague Chuchart Harnsawat during their detention at the army's Adisorn Camp in Saraburi province.



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Cambodia rice sales to Thailand fall

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's rice exports to Thailand plunged in the first four months of the year since Thailand’s surplus hit record levels in late 2013.



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Cambodia rice exports to Thailand plummet

Cambodia's rice exports to Thailand plunged in the first four months of the year since Thailand’s surplus hit record levels in late 2013.



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Nitiphum reports in as a monk

Former Pheu Thai list MP Nitiphum Naowarat caused a stir when he appeared at the army auditorium in Bangkok on Friday to surrender to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) in a monk's robes.



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SET up 7.22 to 1,415.73 points

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index up 7.22 points, or 0.51%, to close at 1,415.73 points today.



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Convenience store robber surrenders

A man who along with a young accomplice allegedly robbed two convenience stores in Angthong province surrendered to police on Friday.



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B50bn borrowing plan accelerated

The Finance Ministry said on Friday it would invite banks to offer terms for 50 billion baht in loans on June 3, earlier than planned, so it can pay rice farmers who have waited months for money owed under a state buying scheme.



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Thaksin in shopping trip in Japan

Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is currently in Japan, informed sources told Kyodo news online.



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Woman prefers jail to life with husband

SONGKHLA – A woman turned herself in with an illegal gun at a police station, saying she would rather be behind bars than remain with the husband she has lived with for 32 years.



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French lottery winner to give away 50 million

PARIS - Amid all the gloom over a stagnating economy, serial scandals and a surge in support for the far-right, France finally had a good news story to celebrate on Friday.



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Scientists find compound to fight virus behind SARS and MERS

GENEVA - An international team of scientists say they have identified a compound that can fight coronaviruses, responsible for the SARS and MERS outbreaks, which currently have no cure.



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Economy flat in April, says BoT

The Thai economy in April was mostly unchanged from the previous month, according to the Bank of Thailand.



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Injured troops ask police to arrest, prosecute protesters

Ten injured soldiers Friday filed a complaint with police against anti-coup protesters who had assaulted them and police as they maintained law and order at Bangkok's Victory Monument earlier this week.



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Roads to Victory Monument close at 4pm

Four roads leading to the Victory Monument will be closed from 4pm on Friday, traffic police said.



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Four roads to Victory Monument to be closed at 4pm to stem protest

Traffic police announced Friday that four main roads leading to the Victory Monument will be closed to traffic from 4 pm to prevent people from joining the anti-coup protest.



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Redshirt leaders visit Chaturon, Prasit at prison

Veerakarn Musigapong on Friday led a group of redshirt leaders to visit former education minister Chaturon Chaisang and former Pheu Thai MP Prasit Chaisisa at the Bangkok Remand Prison.



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Veerakarn, red-shirt leaders visit Chaturon, Prasit at Bangkok Remand Prison

Veerakarn Musigapong on Friday led a group of red-shirt leaders to visit former education minister Chaturon Chaisang and former Pheu Thai MP Prasit Chaisisa at the Bangkok Remand Prison.



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Veerakarn urges red shirts to calm down

Veerakarn Musigapong, former chairman of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship, Friday urged red shirts to calm down following the coup.



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Surin wins 2014 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award

Former foreign minister and former Asean secretary general Surin Pitsuwan has been selected as the 2014 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award Winner, the Peace Corps Thailand has announced.



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Cambodia court frees workers, activists

PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian court found 25 people guilty on Friday of acts of violence during strikes by garment workers but all were given suspended sentences and freed, a ruling likely to be welcomed by global manufacturers operating in the country.



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Surin selected 2014 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award Winner

Former foreign minister and former Asean secretary general Surin Pitsuwan has been selected as the 2014 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award Winner, the Peace Corps Thailand announced.



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Thai ambassador to UK ordered home

The Foreign Ministry has issued an order to its Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom to return to Bangkok and report to the ministry as soon as possible, the National Council for Peace and Order's spokesman said on Friday.



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Logs seized from Shinawatras probed

CHIANG MAI — Piles of logs found at the house of Monthathip Kowitcharoenkul, a sister of Thaksin Shinawatra, in Chiang Mai on Friday came with legitimate sales documents.



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NCPO releases Karun two days ago: spokesman

Former Pheu Thai MP Karun Hosakul's whereabouts has become mysterious after a junta spokesman said Friday that he was released from military detention two days ago but his wife still demanded him to be released.



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Thaksin reported to be in Japan

TOKYO - Fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is reported to be in Japan on a private visit.



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PT ministers brawl in army camp

Two former cabinet ministers of the Pheu Thai Party argued and came close to blows after one of them lost about 4 million baht gambling in a card game during their detention at Adisorn military camp in Saraburi province, The Manager reported on Friday.



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SET up 10.09 to 1,418.60 at noon

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rose 0.72% or 10.09 points to close Friday’s morning session at 1,418.60 points.



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PT ministers in brawl in army camp

Two former cabinet ministers of the Pheu Thai Party argued and came close to blows after one of them lost about 4 million baht gambling in a card game during their detention at Adisorn military camp in Saraburi province, The Manager reported on Friday.



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Junta calls in more red-shirt leaders

The coup junta's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Thursday night summoned leaders of the red-shirt movement in Nakhon Ratchasima province, demanding they report to the Army Club in Bangkok on Friday.



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Iranian, American teenagers electrocuted at swimming pool of Bangkok condominium

A 16-year-old Iranian and his 16-year-old American friend were electrocuted by leaked current from a lamp pole beside a swimming pool of a Bangkok condominium late Thursday night, police said.



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Belgian man arrested for rallying at Victory Monument

The Belgian man who was captured by troops at the Victory Monument for holding a T-shirt at the Victory Monument in a protest against coup has been released.



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SET up 10.09 to 1,418.60 points at noon

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rose 0.72% or 10.09 points to close Friday’s morning session at 1,418.60 points.



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Journalists released from detention

Pravit Rojanaphruk, a reporter with The Nation, and Thanapol Eiwsakul, editor of the magazine Fah Diew Gan (Same Sky) were released from military detention on Friday morning.



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Junta summons more red-shirt leaders

The coup junta's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Thursday night summoned leaders of the red-shirt movement in Nakhon Ratchasima province, demanding they report to the Army Club in Bangkok on Friday.



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Woman charged over multiple internet romance rip-offs in Australia

Sydney - A 39-year-old woman was charged Friday with swindling more than 2 million Australian dollars (1.86 million US dollars) from four elderly men through internet dating sites, police said. The Sydney woman is alleged to have promised romance but repeatedly conned the men into sending money before they could meet.



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Hardcore red-shirt to quit politics

Hardcore red-shirt and pro-Thaksin activist Suporn Atthawong announced his is giving up politics after the military released him from detention on Thursday.



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Singapore home prices to drop further

SINGAPORE - Singapore’s home prices will probably fall further before the housing curbs introduced in the past five years are scaled back, Standard Chartered Plc’s Southeast Asia head said.



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Malaysian police arrest 13 over gang-rape of teen

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police have arrested at least 13 people -- many of who are related -- over the alleged gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl, reports said Friday.



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Baht slides as investors pull out $2bn

Thailand’s baht headed for this year’s biggest monthly slide as a May 22 military coup prompted global investors to pull about $2 billion from the nation’s stocks and bonds.



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SET up 6.72 points at opening

Thai stocks opened up 0.48% at the start of trade this morning.



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SET index opens up 4.66 pts, 0.33 pct

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Gold prices up 100 to B19,600

The Gold Traders Association on Friday morning announced buying prices at 19,222.88 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,500 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.



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Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS

BEIJING - A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit southwest China close to the border with Myanmar on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said.



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Roads around Victory Monument to be closed again if protesters gather, deputy police chief says

The roads around the Victory Monument will be closed to traffic again Friday if security officials learn that anti-coup protesters plan to gather there, Deputy Police Commissioner-General Pol Gen Somyos Phumphanmuang said.



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Tourism set for B1bn revival plan

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has given the nod to the Tourism and Sports Ministry to seek an extra budget of more than 1 billion baht to revive tourism and maintain the sector's revenue target of 2 trillion baht this year and 2.2 trillion next year.



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Thai fans receive priority for Taylor Swift's concert in Singapore

While Thai music fans became disappointed because of the cancellation of Taylor Swift's "Red Tour" of Asia in Bangkok on June 9 amid coup jitters, the official Facebook page of the American country singer recently announced that Swift has reserved 1,000 tickets for her added show in Singapore on June 9 for those who had purchased her tickets for Bangkok show.



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Microsoft working on smart watch: report

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft plans to weigh into the wearable computing market with a smart watch, Forbes reported Thursday.



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Bruce Willis' daughter tweets topless pics to protest Instagram ban

Los Angeles - Actress Scout Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, sparked an online debate about nude pictures Thursday after tweeting pictures of herself shopping topless in New York.



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Abhisit warns junta: No amnesty

National reform undertaken by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) must not lead to an amnesty for political offenders, says Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.



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Port pollution angers Pa Sak people

Residents in Ayutthaya's Nakhon Luang district are up in arms over the soot, smog, water pollution and noise generated by about 60 ports used by the coal and agricultural sector along the Pa Sak river.



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NCPO sets up transactions investigation panel

The National Council for Peace and Order Thursday set up a special committee to monitor and investigate dubious transactions as part of the peace and order keeping.



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Roads to Victory Monument closed

Four roads leading to the Victory Monument were closed from 3.30pm on Thursday as police warn of "decisive" action against a developing anti-coup demonstration there.



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NCPO to review mega transport projects

The National Council for Peace and Order will take two weeks to review big-ticket transport infrastructure projects, include the expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport and the development of 10 Bangkok mass-transit lines and four cross-country high-speed rail routes.



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Adul to use Government House as office for Special Affairs Committee

National Council for Peace and Order deputy chief Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew said Thursday that he will use the Government House as the office for his Special Affairs Committee.



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Roads to Victory Monument closed to prevent protest

Traffic police on Thursday afternoon closed four main roads leading to the Victory Monument to try to prevent people from joining the anti-coup protest.



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Police vow to strictly enforce law against protesters

Deputy Police Commissioner General Pol Gen Somyos Poomphanmuang Thursday vowed to strictly enforce the law against protesters at the Victory Monument.



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Building contractor claims teak wood

A building contractor has claimed ownership of a stash of teak logs and planks found on a vacant lot near the home of Yaowapa Wongsawat in the Green Valley Housing Estate in Chiang Mai's Mae Rim district.



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World Cup visitors will be safe, vows Brazil

BRASoLIA (AFP) - Brazil vowed Wednesday that World Cup tourists would be safe despite a wave of recent protests, as it rushed to finish preparations in what FIFA called a "race against the clock."



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Four roads to Victory Monument closed by police to prevent protest

Traffic police Thursday afternoon closed four main roads leading to the Victory Monument to try to prevent people from joining anti-coup protest.



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Adul instructs govt agencies to present working plans in 15 days

National Council for Peace and Order deputy chief Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew Thursday instructed government agencies under his supervision to come up with operation plans within 15 days.



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Police vow to strict enforcement of law against protesters with 'hidden agenda'

Deputy Police Commissioner-General Pol Gen Somyos Poomphanmuang Thursday vowed to strictly enforce the law against protesters at the Victory Monument.



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China and Mekong officials commit to counter rising drug threats

China and five Mekong countries including Thailand and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime called today for more coordinated anti-drug operations and strategies to fight the region's rapidly growing rise in production, trafficking and use of methamphetamine and opiates.



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China and Mekong officials commit to counter rising drug threats

China and five Mekong nations and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime called today for more coordinated anti-drug operations and strategiessigned a pact to counter illicit drugs.



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Police vow to strict enforcement of law against protesters with 'hidden agenda'

Deputy Police Commissioner-General Pol Gen Somyos Poomphanmuang Thursday vowed to strictly enforce the law against protesters at the Victory Monument.



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AVC to inspect Bangkok sites

An inspection team led by the FIVB honorary president Mr Wei Jizhong and AVC president Dr Saleh Bin Nasser will arrive in Thailand on June 2 to inspect locations in Bangkok in an effort of seeking a proper place for use as the Asian Volleyball Confederation headquarters, which will be shifted from Beijing later this year.



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Troops hand over former Pheu Thai MP Prasit to police on lese majeste charges

Troops handed over former Pheu Thai MP Prasit Chaisisa to police Thursday for legal action against him for an alleged lese majeste comment.



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Narithiwat rail bridge repair complete

Repairs to the bomb-damaged railway bridge in Rangae district of Narathiwat province are completed and the track is expected to re-opened to normal train traffic from Friday, a State of Railway of Thailand (SRT) official said on Thursday.



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Junta issues two new orders, summons 17 more individuals

The National Council for Peace and Order Thursday issued two new orders, summoning 17 more persons to report to the Army Auditorium on Friday.



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'Anti-Japan' monument for Koreans

BEIJING - China made public Thursday a stone monument honouring Koreans who fought for their peninsula's independence from Japan's 1910 to 1945 colonial rule.



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EU calls on junta to exercise restraint or lose support

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EU calls on junta to exercise restraint or lose support

European Union's supports to Thailand will depend on early and credible roadmap to restore the constitutional rule and elections.



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Junta issues two new orders, summoning 17 more persons

The National Council for Peace and Order Thursday issued two new orders, summoning 17 more persons to report themselves at the Army Auditorium on Friday.



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SET up 6.81 to 1,409.60 points at noon

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 6.81 points, or 0.49%, to close at 1,409.60 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 19.32 billion baht, with 3.66 billion shares traded.



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Junta warns creditors against using force to intimidate farmers to repay debt

The National Council for Peace and Order Thursday issued an order to warn creditors of farmers against using violence and intimidation to force farmers to pay debt.



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No plan to move Chaturon elsewhere

The Corrections Department has no plan move Chaturon Chaisaeng to a more comfortable prison, a senior official said on Thursday, as Human Rights Watch urged the junta to stop using military courts to try civilians.



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Cut teak found near Yaowapa's home

A large quantity of teak logs and planks were found on Thursday on an empty section of land in Chiang Mai near the home of Yaowapa Wongsawat, wife of former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat and a younger sister of ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.



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Ocean area where pings detected not MH370 crash zone: JACC

The swathe of Indian Ocean where acoustic transmissions were detected was Thursday ruled out as the crash zone of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 after a lengthy underwater search.



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Thais will be the ones who judge the junta

Thai Ambassador to Indonesia Paskorn Siriyaphan said that the military power seizure in Thailand might be wrong in principle but it is morally right.



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Ocean area where pings detected not MH370 crash zone: JACC

SYDNEY - The swathe of Indian Ocean where acoustic transmissions were detected was Thursday ruled out as the crash zone of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 after a lengthy underwater search.



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Najib slammed over press freedom

KUALA LUMPUR - A lawsuit by the Malaysian premier against a critical website was "heavy-handed" and showed a "fundamental disregard for press freedom," a rights group said Thursday.



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Former PT MP handed over to police

A military escort from the Surin Army Area on Thursday morning handed over Prasit Chaisisa, a former Pheu Thai MP for Surin province, to Chok Chai police in Bangkok to face lese majeste charges, reports said.



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Smartphone market still growing

Global smartphone sales will jump 23% this year to more than 1.2 billion units, fueled by growth of low-cost handsets in emerging markets, a research firm said Wednesday.



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Burning oil tanker listing off Japan

TOKYO - A 998-ton oil tanker was listing off the Japanese coast on Thursday after an explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky.



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Brad Pitt attacked on red carpet

LOS ANGELES - A man was led away in handcuffs after attacking Brad Pitt on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the movie "Maleficent." Pitt was apparently unhurt and soon resumed signing autographs.



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Apple buys music star Beats for $3bn

Apple announced plans Wednesday to buy Beats Music and Beats Electronics in a deal worth $3 billion that gives the US tech giant more clout in the hotly contested music sector.



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SET index opens up 4.59 pts, 0.33 pct

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Apple buys music star Beats for $3 bn

Apple announced plans Wednesday to buy Beats Music and Beats Electronics in a deal worth $3 billion that gives the US tech giant more clout in the hotly contested music sector.



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Academic Virapat refuses to report

Academic Virapat Pairvawong, a supporter of the ousted government, refused the junta's order that he report to the National Council for Peace and Order on Thursday, saying that he fears for his safety and is now in the UK.



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SET up 4.37 points at opening

Thai stocks opened up 0.31% at the start of trade this morning.



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Gold prices down 100 to B19,500

The Gold Traders Association on Wednesday morning announced buying prices at 19,116.76 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,400 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.



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Junta to set fate of transport upgrades

All transport projects under the stalled 2-trillion-baht borrowing bill will be reviewed as part of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) efforts to draw up an infrastructure development master plan.



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Coup might be wrong in principle but is morally right : Thai Ambassador to Indonesia

Thai Ambassador to Indonesia Paskorn Siriyaphan said that the military power seizure in Thailand might be wrong in principle but it is morally right.



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BMA looks to offset disaster risk

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has drafted a new logistics plan to help authorities cope with natural disasters in the capital.



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Junta to settle fate of transport upgrades

All transport projects under the stalled 2-trillion-baht borrowing bill will be reviewed as part of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) efforts to draw up an infrastructure development master plan.



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NCPO to mull govt’s B350bn flood plan

The Office of the National Water and Flood Management Policy is preparing to submit the controversial 350-billion-baht water management project to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for consideration amid strong protests by activists who want it scrapped.



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Tourism spots hope for curfew end

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is mulling whether to lift the curfew next week in major tourism provinces to limit the damage to the local economy.



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Investors see hope after appointments

Foreign investors have welcomed the appointments made by the army to take charge of economic policies, saying they are worried about the impact of the coup on the economy as foreign confidence has been damaged.



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Ministry prepares SME relief

The Finance Ministry's measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including subsidies for the first-year credit guarantee fee, are expected to be announced by July, aimed at prodding lenders to extend 137 billion baht in new loans while injecting 825 billion baht of liquidity into the economy.



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Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer dead at 85

TAMPA - Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, died Wednesday. He was 85.



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NCPO mulls lifting of curfew in 'peaceful' tourist-destination provinces

The military junta is considering whether to exempt certain tourist destinations from curfew imposition, a spokesman of the junta said.



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NCPO denies blocking Facebook

Following outcries by many Facebook users, the National Council for Peace and Order promptly denied that it has a plan to block Thais' access to the most popular social network.



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Hun Sen: Thaksin will not be allowed to form an exile government in Cambodia

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NCPO denies planning to block Facebook services: report

Jos Sor 100 radio station reported that the National Council for Peace and Order denied planning to block Facebook services in Thailand.



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Thaksin not allowed to form exile government in Cambodia : Hun Sen

Prime Minister Hun Sen reaffirmed on Tuesday that Cambodia will not allow any foreigners to use its territory to form movement against other foreign governments.



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Facebook inaccessible

Many people complained that they could not access their Facebook pages Wednesday afternoon amid reports that the access to the popular social network would be blocked.



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UK-Australia visa centre opens in downtown Bangkok

A new visa application centre for those wishing to go to United Kingdom and Australia recently opened in downtown Bangkok.



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16 commanders transferred to ensure smooth peace-keeping operations: acting police chief

Acting national police chief Pol Gen Watcharapol Prasarn Ratchakij said Wednesday that he ordered the transfers of 16 commanders to increase efficiency in police's works to keep peace and order.



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Look, no hands: Google making its own self-driving cars

WASHINGTON - Google has started building its own self-driving car that it hopes to begin testing as early as this year.



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Aged Chinese suicide, avoid coffin ban

HONG KONG -Six elderly people in China are said to have committed suicide to ensure they died before new regulations banning coffin burials come into force, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.



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Cambodia jails foreign heroin smugglers

PHOM PENH -A Cambodian court sentenced three foreigners from Australia, France and Nigeria to between 23 and 27 years in prison on Wednesday for attempted heroin smuggling.



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Five monks charged over child sex

Police on Wednesday said they had charged five Buddhist abbots with sexually abusing eight boys at monasteries around the northern city of Chiang Mai.



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13 per cent of Thai women between 15 to 49 tolerate domestic violence

About 13.1 per cent of women aged 15-49 believe their husband/partner has the right to hit or beat them, a survey has found.



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UPDATE: 3 badly hurt by Pattani bomb

Ten people were injured, three of them seriously, and more than 50 vehicles damaged by a bomb that exploded in the car park of Khok Pho Hospital in Pattani's Khok Pho district on Wednesday morning.



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Adolescent birth rate of women aged 15-19 at 60 births per 1,000 women: survey

The adolescent birth rate of women aged 15-19 is high at 60 births per 1,000 women, a survey has found.



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Luang Pu admits only to blocking traffic

Luang Pu Buddha Isara, a core leader of anti-government protesters under the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), admitted to only one offence, blocking traffic, and denied charges of insurrection and disrupting the election when he reported to the DSI on Wednesday.



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Domestic violence and malnutrition in child still prevalent

Children in Thailand's Northeast and South have been found more underweight and stunted than children in other regions, according to a survey by the National Statistical Office (NSO) and Unicef.



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Only 12 per cent of infants exclusive breastfed: survey

Only 12 per cent of infants under the age of 6 months are exclusively breastfed, a survey has found.



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Northeastern, southern children underweight, stunted: survey

Children in Thailand's Northeast and South have been found more underweight and stunted than children in other regions, according to a survey by the National Statistical Office (NSO) and Unicef.



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UDD leaders, former ministers taken to Army Auditorium

Troops Wednesday led red-shirt leaders and former ministers from military camps to the Army Auditorium after they have been detained by seven days.



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Chaturon jailed pending court-martial

Soldiers did not take Chaturon Chaisaeng, a key figure of the Pheu Thai Party and former education minister, to his court-martial in Bangkok on Wednesday as expected. He was instead detained pending his trial.



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Anti-graft body targets state enterprises

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has urged state enterprises to seriously tackle graft, starting with a shakeup of their boards.



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Suthep visits four injured PDRC supporters at BMA Central Hospital

Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary general of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, Wednesday visited four PDRC supporters who have been injured in a latest attack against the PDRC rally.



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SET up 14.71 to 1,407.44 at noon

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 14.71 points, or 1.06%, to close at 1,407.44 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 25.39 billion baht, with 4.43 billion shares traded.



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55 sentenced in mass trial in Xinjiang

HONG KONG - Authorities in China's mainly Muslim Xinjiang mounted a mass sentencing in a stadium for 55 people on offences including terrorism, state media said Wednesday, as they press a crackdown on escalating violence.



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China throttles WeChat messaging

HONG KONG - China's ruling Communist Party is launching a new crackdown on popular instant messaging platforms including Tencent's WeChat, state media said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of moves to stifle online speech.



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The Mall branches resume normal opening hours

Shopping malls under The Mall Group will today resume their normal opening hours, following the ease of the curfew.



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China heightens crackdown on WeChat messaging

BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party is launching a new crackdown on popular instant messaging platforms including Tencent's WeChat, state media said Wednesday, the latest in a series of moves to stifle online speech.



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Commerce Ministry are optimistic on Thai exports

Thai commercial attaches around the world are explaining the political situation in Thailand to the country's trading partners, said Nantawan Sakuntanak, director general of the Department of International Trade Promotion.



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Chaturon entitled to defence lawyer: chief military judicial office

Vice Admiral Krissada Charoenpanich, chief the Military Judicial Office said Wednesday that ousted education minister Chaturon Chaisang is entitled to a lawyer like in normal criminal cases.



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Five Thai monks charged over child sex abuse ring: police

Thai police on Wednesday said they had charged five defrocked Buddhist abbots with sexually abusing eight boys at monasteries around the northern city of Chiang Mai.



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SET up 14.71 to 1,407.44 points at noon

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 14.71 points, or 1.06%, to close at 1,407.44 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 25.39 billion baht, with 4.43 billion shares traded.



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Chaturon's case cannot be processed in time for trial Wednesday

Colonel Kittiyuth Kittiyuttayotin of the Judge Advocate General Department said officers holding Chaturon Chaisang's case could not bring the former Education Minister to the court Wednesday.



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Chaturon not to appear today for court martial process

Former Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang will be the first civilian to face a court martial for allegedly defying the military junta's to report to them. If found guilty, he will face two years in jail and/or a fine of Bt40,000.



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Electric train service hours extended

The operating hours of BTS, MRT and Airport Rail Link trains in Bangkok are now from 6am to 11pm following the easing of the curfew.



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24 injured when truck rear-ends bus

NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Twenty-four people were injured when an 18-wheel truck slammed into the rear of a tour bus in Non Sung district on Wednesday morning.



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Rice farmers thank NCPO for payments

RICE FARMERS, happy to receive money overdue for their pledged rice, thanked the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for taking care of them.



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Blast in Pattani hospital injures many and damages vehicles Wednesday

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Assets freeze for 2 Thaksin supporters

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday banned all financial and asset transactions by Prasit Chaisrisa, former Pheu Thai MP for Surin, and red-shirt activist Sombat Boonngam-anong after they both failed to turn themselves in.



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Seven wounded by Pattani bomb

A bomb went off in the car park of Khok Pho Hospital in Pattani's Khok Pho district on Wednesday morning, wounding seven people, reports said.



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Police arrest man for B30m fraud

A 27-year-old Chinese man was arrested on Tuesday for alledgedly defrauding business operators of over 30 million baht.



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SET up 10.23 points at opening

Thai stocks opened up 0.73% at the start of trade this morning.



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Province governors, top police moved

Eight provincial governors and 16 senior police officers have been transferred to inactive positions at the interior ministry and National Police headquarters respectively, an announcement said Wednesday.



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Gold prices down 250 to B19,600

The Gold Traders Association on Wednesday morning announced buying prices at 19,222.88 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,500 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.



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BTS, subway, Air Port Rail Link to provide services until 11 pm

The BTS skytrain, MRT subway and Air Port Rail Link have announced that their services will run from 6 am to 11 pm, starting from today until further notice.



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Lookout "thefties" nab selfies of smartphone thieves

SAN FRANCISCO - Mobile security startup Lookout is turning smartphones and tablets against gadget thieves with a new feature that -- when possible -- will snap a picture of the culprit.



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Police arrests man for B30m fraud

A 27-year-old Chinese man was arrested on Tuesday for defrauding business operators of over 30 million baht.



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Army to crack down on armed groups

The army is stepping up efforts to crack down on anti-coup armed groups and dissenters.



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Fire in S. Korea elderly hospice kills 21

A fire tore through a hospice for the elderly in South Korea early Wednesday, killing 21 people -- the latest in series of deadly accidents following last month's ferry disaster that claimed around 300 lives.



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Budget on course for next year

The fiscal-2015 annual budget is likely to be set at no more than 2.5 trillion baht, with a smaller deficit of 200 billion than in the current fiscal year, says the Budget Bureau.



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Malaysia releases satellite data on MH370

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia on Tuesday released raw satellite data used to determine that missing Flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean, information demanded by passengers' relatives who are frustrated over the failure to find any wreckage.



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Chaturon arrested at FCCT

Former education minister Chaturon Chaisaeng was arrested by the military while holding a press briefing at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand at the Maneeya Building on Phloenchit Road in Bangkok Tuesday afternoon.



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Little risk in Thailand business despite coup: Japan auto boss

TOKYO - There is little risk to investing in Thailand despite last week's military coup, the head of Japan's carmaking sector said Tuesday, as vehicle production returns to normal in the politically divided kingdom.



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Vietnamese woman caught with haul of 'ice'

A Vietnamese woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 3.2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or "ice", reportedly worth Bt9 million in street value, into Thailand via Krabi International Airport, the Customs Department announced Tuesday.



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Coup impact on real estate 'limited'

Despite initial fears, the impact from the military coup on the real estate sector remained minimal as the take-over came as no surprise to local and foreign property investors in Bangkok, according to international property services firm JLL.



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Commerce confident of export outlook

The Ministry of Commerce is confident export opportunities will not be damaged by the military coup.



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Thai junta says former PM Yingluck released and at home

Thailand's junta on Tuesday said former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had been released from military detention and was allowed to return home.



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Groom murdered at Pattani wedding

PATTANI - A gunman murdered the groom in front of his bride and friends at a marriage celebration in Pattani on Monday evening.



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Chaturon taken away by troops at FCCT

Ousted education minister Chaturon Chaisang was Tuesday taken away by troops after he held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand in Bangkok's Chidlom area.



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Foreign tourists drop by 20 per cent following martial law imposition: permanent official

The arrival of foreign tourists has dropped by 20 per cent following the imposition of martial law, Permanent Secretary for Sports and Tourism Suwat Sidthilaw said Tuesday.



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Passport office at Chaeng Wattana to resume service

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UK calls for early elections in Thailand

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Laos to launch first satellite in 2015

VIENTIANE — Chinese contractors will launch Laos' first satellite next year, state media reported on Tuesday.



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5.1 magnitude quake hits southern Iran

TEHRAN - A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook a southern Iranian city on Tuesday, US seismologists said, with the tremor felt as far away as Dubai but no immediate reports of casualties.



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Suthep visits bomb victim at Phra Mongkut Klao Hospital

Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary general of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, Tuesday visited a PDRC supporter who was injured in a bomb attack against a PDRC rally.



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Thai society’s chasm 'must be bridged'

Thailand’s societal "chasm" needs to be bridged to bring stability to Southeast Asia’s second- biggest economy after the military took power, according to Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.



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Taylor Swift cancels Bangkok concert

BEC Tero has cancelled the sold-out Taylor Swift Red Tour 2014 concert on June 9 at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, because of the political situation.



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Issara to surrender to DSI May 28

Issara Somchai, a former Democrat Party MP, said he will surrender to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on May 28 to fully enter into the justice process, even though he has not been summoned to report to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).



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Soldiers raid red-shirt radio station

CHIANG MAI — Soldiers have searched the Rak Chiang Mai 51 radio station at a hotel in downtown Chiang Mai.



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Budget injection to stimulate economy

The Budget Bureau has called a heads of government offices meeting next week to speed up budget disbursements to stimulate the economy in the second half of this year, permanent secretary for finance Rungson Sriworasat said.



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Soldiers raid red-shirt base in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI — Soldiers have searched the Rak Chiang Mai 51 radio station at a hotel in the northern province.



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USA Fair 2014 postponed

The USA Fair 2014, the annual fair to promote American brands, will be postponed.



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Taylor Swift tweets her love to Thai fans

"I'm sending my love to the fans in Thailand. I'm so sad about the concert being cancelled", Taylor Swift tweeted.



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SET up 2.86 points to 1,391.15 at noon

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rose 0.21% or 2.86 points to close Tuesday’s morning session at 1,391.15 points.



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Selfies with soldiers become part of daily life

Soldiers deployed at many spots in downtown Chiang Mai are becoming increasingly popular with both tourists and local residents who pose with them for selfies.



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At least 34 wild elephants poached in Myanmar last year

Yangon - Myanmar lost at least 34 wild elephants last year to poachers supplying the illicit ivory trade, a government official said on Tuesday.



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NRLC chairman Ukrit reports to NCPO

Ukrit Mongkolnavin, chairman of Thailand's Independent National Rule of Law Commission (NRLC), reported himself to the National Council for Peace and Order at the Army Auditorium Tuesday.



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Chaturon's sister reports to NCPO

Former Pheu Thai MP Thitima Chaisang reported herself to the National Council for Peace and Order at the Army Auditorium Tuesday.



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Malaysia releases satellite data on MH370

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's aviation authority released on Tuesday satellite data used to determine that flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean following demands from sceptical relatives of those on board.



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Banharn, Chuwit report to NCPO

Chart Thai Pattana Party de facto leader Banharn Silapa-archa and Rak Prathet Thai Party leader Chuwit Kamolvisit were among prominent figures who reported themselves to the National Council for Peace and Order Tuesday.



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Police reform on the way

The reform of the Thai police force is being planned and will focus on decentralisation of power, but it will not be reformed as a ministry, Pol Gen Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit, deputy police chief acting as the national police chief, said on Tuesday.



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Law violators face tough action : Prayuth warns

'Election when situation is right; reforms in all aspects that are causing conflict'



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Banharn, Chuwit, Ukrit report to junta

Three well-known personalities who were summoned last night arrived at the army auditorium in Thewes to report to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday morning.



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China expects continuity in Thai relations

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China expects continuity in Thai ties

China hopes that communication and cooperation with Thailand will continue despite changes of the political situation, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said Monday.



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UK reviews military ties with Thailand

LONDON - Britain is reviewing its military relationship with Thailand following a coup last week, a spokesman for the Foreign Office said on Monday.



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NCPO targets protest masterminds

Certain people are sponsoring anti-coup protests and they include a horse racing machine operator, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced Monday night.



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Soldier injured by Narathiwat bomb

A soldier was slightly wounded by a bomb explosion in Bacho district of Narathiwat province on Tuesday morning while on a motorcycle patrol, police said.



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SET index opens up2.62 pts, 0.19 pct

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SET up 4.34 points at opening

Thai stocks opened up 0.31% at the start of trading Tuesday morning.



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Banharn, Chuwit called with 14 others

Banharn Silpa-archa, chief adviser to the Chartthaipattana Party, and Rak Thailand Party leader Chuwit Kamolvisit are among a new group of people called to meet the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday morning at the Royal Army in Thewes.



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Vietnamese boat sunk by China ship

A Vietnamese fishing boat was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel amid a tense territorial confrontation in the South China Sea over Beijing's deployment of an oil rig, a Vietnamese official said Tuesday.



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Fierce battle in east Ukraine

A fierce battle erupted Monday for control of the main airport in rebel-held eastern Ukraine in a dramatic escalation of the conflict just hours after president-elect Petro Poroshenko vowed he would not let the country become another Somalia.



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Gold prices unchanged at B19,950

The Gold Traders Association on Tuesda morning announced buying prices at 19,556.40 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,850 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.



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Vietnam fishing boat rammed, sunk by China ship: official

HANOI - A Vietnamese fishing boat was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel amid a tense territorial confrontation in the South China Sea over Beijing's deployment of an oil rig, a Vietnamese official said Tuesday.



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Junta meets business leaders

Six top businessmen who reported to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Monday have been asked by the coup-makers to stay neutral and help them promote a better understanding of the situation among foreign investors.



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For now, air traffic continues as normal

The coup's impact on air passenger traffic through Thailand is hard to measure so far, but the effects may start to emerge in the coming weeks.



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Japanese call for revival of flood projects

Japanese investors have asked the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to carry on building flood prevention projects initiated by the Yingluck Shinawatra administration.



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Roadmap seeks route to stimulus

National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) approval of an economic roadmap will be sought as early as next week in a bid to move rapidly towards revitalising the sagging economy.



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Banks back B90bn in payouts

All banks have given assurances they are prepared to lend 90 billion baht to the Finance Ministry to pay off the long-overdue debt owed to rice farmers, says a senior Finance Ministry official.



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FM officials show support for military junta

A group of foreign ministry officials on Monday issued a statement of support for National Council of Peace and Order and the military and security authorities for their efforts to bring the country out of political deadlock.



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Costs won't deter airlines from real-time tracking: ICAO

KUALA LUMPUR - Major airlines fully support global real-time tracking of their planes following the disappearance of MH370 despite the additional cost, a senior United Nations aviation official said Monday.



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Winthai confirms Yingluck has been released

Army deputy spokesman Col Winthai Sivari confirmed Monday that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been released from detention by the Army.



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BTS resumes services at three stations

BTS has announced that it has resumed services at its at Phaya Thai, Victory Monument, and Sanam Pao stations.



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Prayuth says he will set up advisory team of experts

National Council for Peace and Order chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday that he will urgently form a team of experts to advise the NCPO in running the country.



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Suthep indicted on murder charges

Former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), was indicted in the Criminal Court on charges of murder and attempted murders for allegedly ordering the military crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2010, causing 98 deaths and hundreds of injuries.



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Murdered woman's body sent by mail

TOKYO - Murder detectives were Monday investigating the case of a young nurse whose corpse was sent by parcel post across Japan in a box that claimed to contain a doll.



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BTS suspends services at three stations Monday

BTS skytrain services at three stations have been cancelled, it announced at 2.45pm Monday.



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Troop killed while raiding house of suspects in Trat

A troop was shot dead Monday morning while soldiers besieged a house of suspects in Trat, trying to search for war weapons used to commit political violence, a deputy national police chief said.



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PDRC leaders freed on bail

The Criminal Court on Monday granted temporary freedom to 25 core members of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) on bail of 100,000 baht each, reports said.



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Timeframe for election will depend on situation: Prayuth

Military junta chief Gen Prayuth Chanocha on Monday said a national election will be organised as soon as possible in Thailand but no timeframe could be set as this would depend on the situation.



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Grenade found at Bangkok bus stop

An M67 hand grenade was found at a bus stop on Sri Ayutthaya road in Phayathai area of Bangkok on Monday morning and later safely collected.



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Rice scheme produces over Bt500bn in loss

A report by a Finance Ministry task force showed that the previous government's rice-pledging scheme has yielded over Bt500 billion in loss during the 2011/12 and 2012/13 harvest years.



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11 anti-coup protest leaders rounded up

Troops have arrested 11 leaders of anti-coup protests at Pathumwan Intersection and Victory Monument.



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Vehicle sales down 33.2% in April

A number of 73,260 vehicles were sold in Thailand in April, showing a 33.2 per cent drop from the same period last year, according to data compiled by Toyota Motor Thailand.



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DSI revamp high on agenda

Future chiefs of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will likely be appointed by a screening committee to prevent political meddling.



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Military is still detaining former premier Yingluck : reports

Ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday remained under military, an army commander said Monday.



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Phra Buddha Isara says he stayed in military camp for five days

Phra Buddha Isara said Monday that he has stayed inside a military camp for five days after troops took him from the Chaeng Watana rally site where he led a protest against the ousted government.



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Pope prays at Western Wall in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM - Pope Francis on Monday prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the holiest site for Jewish prayers, after visiting the nearby Al-Aqsa mosque.



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Abhisit case goes to court of justice

The Administrative Court has ruled on the jurisdiction of a 2012 case in which former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva sued former defence minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat.



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Srettha reports to NCPO

Srettha Thavisin, the president of Sansiri Plc, reported himself to the National Council for Peace and Order Monday.



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News Corp to publish newspapers for 'decades and decades'

SYDNEY - The head of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. on Monday said the group will be publishing newspapers for "decades" and hit out at the "morbid mindset" of those who say print is dead.



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Several former Pheu Thai MPs report to NCPO

Several former Pheu Thai MPs reported to the National Council for Peace and Order at the Army Club Monday.



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Abhisit case goes to justice court

The Administrative Court has ruled on the jurisdiction of a 2012 case in which former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva sued former Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat.



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SET down 7.49 to 1,389.35 points

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 7.49 points, or 0.54%, to close at 1,389.35 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 21.92 billion baht, with 4.39 billion shares traded.



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Abhisit-Sukampol case goes to justice court

The Administrative Court has ruled on the jurisdiction of a 2012 case in which former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva sued former Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat.



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India’s Rupee rises on policy optimism

India’s rupee traded within 0.3 percent of an 11-month high on optimism the nation’s new government will step up efforts to revive the economy.



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Sermsak released from detention

Former deputy education minister Sermsak Pongpanich has been released after being held in custody by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for four days, reports said.



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Prayuth appointed by royal command as head of NCPO

Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha told a press conference Monday that he has been appointed by a royal command to become the head of the National Council for Peace and Order.



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Yingluck released from Bangkok military camp

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been released from a Bangkok military camp, Nation Channel reported.



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Prayuth royally appointed NCPO head

A royal command has been issued appointing Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, the army chief, chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).



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Two small quakes in Chiang Rai

The Seismological Bureau of the Thai Meteorological Department reported two tremors in Mae Lao district of the northernmost province of Chiang Rai early Monday morning.



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Prayuth promises to appoint interim PM but gives no timeframe

National Council for Peace and Order chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha promised Monday that an interim prime minister and Cabinet would be set up.



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Suthep, 24 other PDRC leaders released on bail

Suthep Thaugsuban and 24 other leading members of the People's Democratic Reform Committee were released on bail at 11 am Monday.



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Chiang Mai police boss transfer aborted

The order transferring Chiang Mai provincial police chief Krit Kittilue to an inactive post is reported to have been cancelled at the last moment.



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Guns, teak seized at Pai resort

Soldiers seized teakwood, firearms and wildlife at the Pai River Rock Resort of Charuwong Ruangsuwan, son of Pheu Thai Party leader and former interior minister Charupong Ruangsuwan, in the northern province of Mae Hong Son.



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Prayuth to hold press conference at Army headquarters at 11 am

Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, the head of the National Council for Peace and Order, will hold a press conference at the Army headquarters on Rajdamnoen Road at 11 am.



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Pansak Vinyaratn released

Pansak Vinyaratn, former policy advisory chairman to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, has been released from military detention, according to news reports.



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SET up 0.84 point at opening

Thai stocks opened up 0.06% at the start of trade this morning.



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Security offences to be tried in military courts

Prayuth to get royal command today to head the NCPO; prominent businessmen, academics get summons



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Gold prices steady at B19,950

The Gold Traders Association announced on Monday the buying prices at 19,850 baht per baht-weight for gold bars and 19,556.40 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments.



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Suthep freed, charged with rebellion

Suthep Thaugsuban and four of his senior core leaders of the defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) were released from military detention Monday morning and was escorted to the Attorney General to be charged with insurrection.



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11 PDRC leaders released from military camp, handed over to prosecutors

Suthep Thaugsuban and 10 other leaders of the People's Democratic Reform Committee were released from a military camp and handed over to the Office of the Attorney Genera early Monday.



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Junta eyes state enterprise purge

A purge of several state enterprise boards is expected to be the next step the coup-makers take following massive transfers of senior state officials and police officers on Saturday night.



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Junta eyes state enterprise board purge

A purge of several state enterprise boards is expected to be the next step the coup-makers take following massive transfers of senior state officials and police officers on Saturday night.



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FPO: coup clears pathway for stimulus

The Finance Ministry is set to propose an economic stimulus package to the next administration, along with the fiscal 2015 budget and a borrowing plan to repay rice farmers, the Fiscal Policy Office says.



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Obama makes surprise Afghanistan visit

US President Barack Obama promised a decision on post-2014 troop numbers in Afghanistan "fairly shortly", after paying a surprise visit to soldiers fighting the last battles of America's longest war.



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IT firms proceeding with plans

Major local information technology companies have confirmed they will move ahead with their investment projects as planned this year in the belief that a recovery in the local IT market will arrive in the second half.



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School tablet scheme cash ‘running out

The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) is to consult Education Ministry officials about future funding for the second phase of the “one tablet per child” programme.



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