Najib: We will work with other countries to catch human trafficking leaders

KANGAR: Catch the human trafficking ringleaders and give them stiff punishments.

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Police issue alert amid unrest fears

Move seen as fallout of decision to revoke Thaksin's passports

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Land officials 'teamed up to sell deeds'

ONE THOUSAND RAI IN NAKHON RATCHASIMA SOLD TO INVESTORS

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Actions against Thaksin show junta firmly in control

THE COUNTRY'S political temperature has been rising with the Prayut government hitting back hard against fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra after he dropped a bombshell last week in an interview in Seoul about last year's coup.

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Not every TV viewer is happy with Prayut 'Returning Happiness to the People'

YESTERDAY marked the first year of "Returning Happiness to the People in the Country" - one of the country's best-known TV programmes.

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Wise words from the Subcontinent

Six well-known Indian authors drop into Bangkok to share their literary views and experience

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Myanmar arrests Thai migrant boat owner: state media

YANGON (AFP) - A Thai national who allegedly owned a boat that was recently discovered by the Myanmar navy crammed with more than 200 migrants has been arrested, state media said Saturday.

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Jokowi defies FIFA threats

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reiterated his support for Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi in his handling of the crisis in national soccer that has set the government at loggerheads with the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI).

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BOT says economy losing momentum, to cut growth forecast

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) said the "slow and fragile" economic recovery in April and the potential of a lower-than-expected growth in China might slow down Thailand's economic momentum, raising the possibility of the economic outlook for the second quarter only matching the first quarter.

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Probe panel recommends stripping Thaksin of police rank

THE Royal Thai Police is inching closer to stripping former premier Thaksin Shinawatra of his rank of police lieutenant colonel after a high-powered committee yesterday confirmed it had already forwarded that recommendation to the national police chief.

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Police to update diplomats on investigation

DIPLOMATS from 50 countries have been invited to a 10.30am briefing on Tuesday by the Royal Thai Police on the investigation into trafficking of Rohingya and other migrants.

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Man held for fraudulent use of credit cards, accessing codes

AN online advertiser, accused of stealing information from 59 credit cards to illegally access True Money card pass-codes and responsible for causing Bt1.8 million in damage, has been arrested by the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD).

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BoI upbeat after first four months

THE BOARD of Investment has maintained its target of approving Bt350 billion worth of projects this year as the number of new requests in the first four months did not drop as previously expected.

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Somchai, ex-police chiefs deny charges

KEY members and former top officials of the former People's Power Party-led government have all denied charges made against them by the National Anti-Corruption Commission for their roles in a bloody and fatal crackdown on yellow-shirt protesters in October 2008.

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United States committed to support efforts to solve Rohingya problems

The US on Friday said it has commitment to support an effort of regional governments to tackle the migration problem in the Indian Ocean. It would provide financial and material assistance, said US Assistant Secretary of State Ann Richard.

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Myanmar 'sincerely' trying to stop trafficking, delegates tell Bangkok meeting

BANGKOK: Myanmar has refused to be singled out for the migrant crisis that is currently dogging the Southeast Asia region.

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Death camps: US prepared to assist with forensic investigation

The United States is prepared to assist Malaysian police with the forensic investigation into the mass graves and death camps in Perlis.

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Sports Minister: FAM should support corruption-free FIFA

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) should stay away from corrupt practices in football and support a FIFA presidential candidate who can bring back integrity to football.

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Thailand to celebrate 'Rice and Farmer's Day' in June

Rice Department will celebrate "Rice and Farmer's Day" on June 5 by introducing seven new breeds of rice. The new rice strains include indigenous breeds that will soon be certified with Geographical Indicators as well as fast-growing strains that can be utilized outside of the rainy season.

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Army link with trafficking not found yet: Thai deputy PM

Says it's difficult to keep watch what's happening inside the bordering jungles; IOM seeks $26m to address the issue

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Thailand agrees joint search and rescue with US at sea

Thailand has granted permission to the United States to fly over, in the company of its own planes, its sea territory during search and rescue mission for migrants stranded in the Indian Ocean, Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn said Friday.

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Myanmar rejects being 'singled out' by UN at migrant crisis talks

BANGKOK (AFP) - Myanmar's delegate to talks in Bangkok on Southeast Asia's migrant crisis on Friday rebuked the UN's refugee agency for calling on the country to recognise the Muslim Rohingya minority as citizens to stem their exodus from its shores.

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RI to push for shared responsibility for migrants

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi says that Indonesia will push for a wider sense of responsibility among the international community for the migrant crisis in the Southeast Asia region.

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Trafficking rides on Rohingya crisis

Dhaka to press for permanent solution at special Bangkok conference to end Southeast Asian migrant problem

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No migrants 'blame game'

Meeting today will seek short, medium and long-term solutions : Tanasak

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Thaksin may lose police rank

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra - who escaped criminal punishment in Thailand by fleeing the country - may be stripped of his lieutenant colonel police rank, said the chairman of a police committee that looks into officers' ranks.

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Crackdown forces fearful Rohingya to disperse from Ranong

FOLLOWING Thailand's crackdown on human trafficking, the migrant Rohingya community in Ranong has dispersed, a Rohingya living in the province said.

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Prayut to rethink time and length of his weekly TV show

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha is considering cutting the length of his weekly national address by half and may move it out of the prime-time slot.

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Probe into bungee-jump death ordered

Phuket Governor Nisit Chansomwong yesterday ordered an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old Kuwaiti national, who died while doing a bungee jump in the island's Patong Beach area on Wednesday evening, and checks on the safety standards employed in the sport there.

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Probe into bungee-jump death ordered

Phuket Governor Nisit Chansomwong Thursday ordered an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old Kuwaiti national, who died while doing a bungee jump in the island's Patong Beach area on Wednesday evening, and checks on the safety standards employed in the sport there.

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Malaysia believes 139 bodies in people smuggling graves

WANG KELIAN, Malaysia (AFP) - Malaysia said Thursday it believes 139 bodies are buried in marked graves at remote camps used by people-smugglers on the Thai border, wrapped in white cloth after Muslim rites.

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Thailand seeks discussion with aviation regulators

Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith will lead a delegation to Canada and the United States mid-June, said Civil Aviation Department Director General Somchai Phiphutthawat.

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Thaksin's passports revoked, faces probe for lese majeste

POLICE are investigating whether former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's recent interview insulted the monarch as the Foreign Ministry revoked his two passports on grounds that his remarks in the interview had endangered national security.

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Prayut's 'war on corruption' will kick off soon

ON MONDAY, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will "declare war" on graft to reinforce his government's claimed commitment to carve out corruption.

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Low IQ blamed on family situation

Thai children's average intelligence quotient down slightly, survey finds

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Some unofficial advice from Cabinet to charter drafters

THE CABINET and the National Reform Council (NRC) have proposed revisions to the draft constitution drawn up by the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC). Although it has no authority to endorse the draft, Cabinet's suggestions draw a lot of public notice.

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Worawi threatensto sue media

The Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi is threatening to take legal proceedings against the press at home and abroad for running false reports that he is one of the six Fifa officials arrested in Switzerland over corruption charges.

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Thaksin's passports revoked

The Foreign Ministry has revoked former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's two passports after reaching the conclusions that his recent interview has affected the security and the country's reputation.

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Six Fifa executives arrested in Switzerland

Six Fifa officials arrested in Switzerland for allegedly getting and paying millions in bribes.

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Six Fifa executives including Worawi arrested in Switzerland

Six Fifa officials including Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi were arrested in Switzerland for allegedly getting and paying millions in bribes.

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Donations to be raised until Sunday

The Thai government will continue raising money for earthquake victims in Nepal until Sunday, while also collecting donations of basic necessities until tomorrow, government spokesman Maj-General Weerachon Sukhontapatipak said yesterday.

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US planes may fly out of Phuket or U-Tapao

THAILAND is considering letting the United States use Phuket Airport or U-Tapao in Rayong as a base for planes assigned to monitor the movement of migrants stranded on surrounding seas.

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Major changes sought by Cabinet

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha and Cabinet proposed amendments yesterday to several controversial provisions in the new charter, such as the open-list electoral system for party-list MPs, the picking of senators and articles related to reform and reconciliation.

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Fears of further dropouts

Executives of Thailand's major commercial banks have expressed worries about the rough business environment facing the operators of the new digital television channels, after Thai TV Co became the first victim of the tough transition from analog to digital broadcasting.

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Will Prayut accept an outsider PM: Nuttawut

Red-shirt notes that proposal is not among the several changes the Cabinet wants to make to the Constitution draft

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Donations to be raised until Sunday

The Thai government will continue raising money for earthquake victims in Nepal until Sunday, while also collecting donations of basic necessities until tomorrow, government spokesman Maj-General Weerachon Sukhontapatipak said yesterday.

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Thailand and Japan to sign agreement on railway projects : Prajin

Thailand and Japan will sign the memorandum of cooperation on railway development projects on Wednesday after the Cabinet gave the approval, said Transport Minister Prajin Junthong on Tuesday.

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Boonlert proposes amnesty for demonstrators

Boonlert Kachayutthadej, a member of the National Reform Council, proposed on Tuesday that a provisional clause granting protesters amnesty be included in the charter along with the removal of some independent organisations.

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Anarchy symbol leads to young man's arrest

Police on Tuesday arrested a former university student for allegedly spraying anarchy symbols on the sign of the Criminal Court in Nonthaburi province over the weekend.

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Meth seizures quadruple across much of Asia-Pacific: UN

BANGKOK (AFP) - Methamphetamine seizures across much of the Asia-Pacific region have quadrupled over five years, the UN said Tuesday, citing rising wealth as one reason for a boom in production and consumption.

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Big changes suggested by Cabinet for charter

Ministers say draft must promote reform, prevent conflict, improve justice in politics

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Navy to set up 'floating rescue base' in Andaman: PM

THAILAND will organise a "floating naval base" with a task force to take care of boat people in the Andaman Sea.

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Thai police seeks information from Malaysia over graves

Thai police said yesterday said that they were seeking information related to the discovery from Malaysia to utilise it in their investigation into trafficking of Rohingya and other migrants in parts of Thailand, deputy national chief Pol-General Ake Angsananont said.

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Fresh graduates hardest hit as joblessness rises

THAILAND's unemployment rate increased slightly in the first quarter amid low economic growth, while new graduates found it harder to find jobs, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board reported yesterday.

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Nakhon Pathom police shifted

Police chief's brother included, move made over jump in crime

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Graves in Malaysia may link to Thai traffickers : national police chief

The graves discovered in Malaysia near the border with Thailand could possibly be linked to the human trafficking gangs in Thailand, Thai national police chief Gen Somyot Pumpunmuang said Monday.

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Quake shakes buildings in Tokyo

Tokyo - A strong quake shook buildings in Tokyo on Monday, setting off alarms and temporarily bringing the city's subway system to halt, AFP reporters in the Japanese capital said.

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Trafficking investigation to be completed in June

The investigation into the trafficking of Rohingya migrants is expected to be completed in June, assistant national police chief Gen Aek Angsananont said on Monday.

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Mathematician John Nash killed in car crash

John Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematicianwhose life and struggles with schizophrenia was the subject of theOscar-winning movie A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash,US police confirmed Sunday.

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Massive crowd sees off Luang Phor Khoon

TENS of thousands of people yesterday packed events relating to the procession of the body of revered monk Luang Phor Khoon Parisutho when it was taken to a local hospital for medical students to study before being cremated as per his will.

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Mass Rohingya grave uncovered in Malaysia

Bodies of almost 100 migrants found in area close to border, where camps were 'years old.'

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'Much needs to be done before referendum is held on charter'

Politicians, academics say public forums should be conducted

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Most satisfied with junta : Suan Dusit poll

MOST people are satisfied with the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for diffusing the country's conflicts and restoring peace and order, according to Suan Dusit poll results released yesterday.

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Police seeking graffiti artists who defaced court signposts

POLICE are viewing footage from security cameras installed at the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road to identify people responsible for graffiti painted on signposts outside the court.

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Quick Thai response praised by Nepalese

VICTIMS, GOVT ALSO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THEIR MAJESTIES

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'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash killed in car crash

New York (dpa) - John Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician whose life and struggles with schizophrenia was the subject of the Oscar-winning movie A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash, US police confirmed Sunday.

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Home Ministry confirms discovery of mass grave in Padang Besa

KAJANG: The Home Ministry has confirmed the shocking unearthing of a mass grave near 17 human trafficking detention camps in Padang Besar.

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After ordeal at sea, Rohingya toddler dies in Indonesia

LANGSA, Indonesia, May 24, 2015 (AFP) - Beneath the swaying banana trees, there is nothing but a few plants to mark the resting place of three-year-old Shahira Bibi and the horror of the final weeks of her short life, at sea on a migrant boat.

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Indonesia begins search for migrant boats

JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia has begun search and rescue operations for stranded migrant boats carrying Bangladeshis and ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar, an official said Sunday, after it dropped a hardline policy of refusing them sanctuary.

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Open-sky policy must continue, say airlines

Warn move will tarnish image of country; call for long-term plans

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No action against anti-coup student protesters: NCPO

THE National Council for Peace and Order will not take any special action against more than 30 students staging symbolic anti-coup protests to mark the first anniversary of the May 22 coup, NCPO spokesman Winthai Suvari said yesterday.

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NRC's term 'won't be extended'

Key charter drafter says PM won't change interim constitution to say NRC if charter draft is rejected next year

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'Slow City' Chiang Mai cuts speed limit to 40km/h

CHIANG MAI has introduced the so-called "slow city" concept in a bid to reduce the number of road fatalities - with the inner-city speed limit now 40 kilometres per hour.

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Study finds huge difference in treatment costs

THE cost for treating five illnesses is about three times higher in private hospitals compared to prices charged by public hospitals, a study by a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) panel tasked with scrutinising hospital pricing has found. Results of the study were due to be submitted to the NLA yesterday.

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NLA passes first inheritance tax

Assembly backs levy 145-5 after threshold raised to Bt100m, minimum rate dropped to 5%, as sommai lauds bid to decrease inequality

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Views from both sides of the divide on the military seizure of power

ONE year after the coup, four high-profile individuals share their views on how they view the process to transform society under the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The following are excerpts from interviews:

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HRW calls for pressure on the junta

HUMAN Rights Watch yesterday called on the foreign community to continue to pressure the Thai government of General Prayut Chan-o-cha to return democracy to the Kingdom.

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Suspect in KMITL case nabbed

Man wanted in institute's embezzlement case arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport

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In celebration of Chitralada

The palace complex school marks 60 years with classical performances

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In celebration of Chitralada

The palace complex school marks 60 years with classical performances

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Prayut and junta still want 'happiness for people'

ON THE FIRST anniversary of the coup that he led as the Army chief, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Friday said the coup-makers were still determined to "return happiness to the people in the nation".

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US envoy urges Myanmar Rohingya 'citizenship' to end exodus

YANGON (AFP) - A senior US diplomat called on Myanmar Friday to grant its persecuted Rohingya minority citizenship rights as a way to help reduce the current exodus of migrants across the Bay of Bengal.

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Energy Ministry insists on LPG excise increase

The plan to increase LPG excise in the transport sector will continue, said Energy Minister, shrugging off objections from auto gas operators and consumers.

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Myanmar's Rohingya parents anxious for news of missing children

SITTWE, Myanmar (AFP) - A generation of young Rohingya Muslims are disappearing on boats to escape persecution and despair in Myanmar, leaving frantic parents behind clutching on to little more than photographs and fading hope that their children are safe.

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Nation raises Bt7.8 million for Nepal quake victims

Nation Group has raised a total Bt7,866,720.50 (US$238,385) for victims of Nepal earthquake victims from the Thai public.

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Myanmar navy carries out first rescue of migrant boat: official

Sittwe, Myanmar - Myanmar's navy has carried out its first rescue of a migrant boat, bringing 208 people to shore, an official told AFP Friday, as it faced mounting international pressure to tackle a regional migration crisis.

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Boat people grateful for sanctuary, baffled by Gambia offer

BAYEUN, Indonesia (AFP) - Boat people who have come ashore in Southeast Asia after harrowing journeys are delighted that Indonesia and Malaysia will give them temporary shelter -- although some were baffled by an offer of sanctuary in a tiny African nation they had never heard of.

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At least 200 deaths in 1,000 quake-flattened monasteries

Jyachhen Ka-nying Lama Gumba in Duwachaur VDC, Sindhupalchok. Photographer: Post Photo: Anup Ojha

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Myanmar plans to join Bangkok meeting

Myanmar plans to attend the regional meeting on irregular migration in Bangkok on May 29, said Ye Htut, the president's spokesperson and information minister.

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May 22 coup pre-planned or provoked by the situation?

AS THE NATION marks the first anniversary of the coup, witnesses are recounting what happened inside the Army Club on that day when then Army chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha announced his decision to seize power, after the conflicting political sides failed to reach an agreement at a two-day meeting brokered by the military.

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EC eyes referendum minefield

Supachai wants the focus to be on disseminating content of charter

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Thaksin wants strong support base before contemplating return home

FUGITIVE former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told a South Korean newspaper that he would prefer to wait until support for his camp is strong enough before making a political return.

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Lao minister, envoy pay last respects to late revered monk

Lao Minister of Post and Telecommunications Hiem Phommachanh and Lao Ambassador to Thailand Lee Boonkham yesterday paid their respects to the body of Luang Phor Khoon Parisuttho at Khon Kaen University's (KKU) Golden Jubilee Hall.

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Praweenwat gets support after big miss

Praweenwat Boonyong received an avalanche of online support from his national teammates after the Bangkok Glass player missed a penal

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EU to scale up its partnership with Asean

The European Union has proposed to take its relations with Asean to the next level, in support to the region's integration.

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Malaysian PM orders rescue of migrant boats

Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday he had ordered the Malaysian navy and coastguard to conduct search and rescue operations for boats carrying stricken migrants including ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar.

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Foreign envoys head to Myanmar after boat people breakthrough

SITTWE, Myanmar (AFP) - Myanmar was to engage in talks for the first time Thursday on the migrant exodus from its shores, with US and Southeast Asian envoys hoping to build on a breakthrough in an impasse which has left thousands stranded at sea.

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Foreign envoys head to Myanmar after boatpeople breakthrough

SITTWE, Myanmar (AFP) - Myanmar was to engage in talks for the first time Thursday on the migrant exodus from its shores, with US and Southeast Asian envoys hoping to build on a breakthrough in an impasse which has left thousands stranded at sea.

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Malaysia, Indonesia agree on temporary migrant shelters

Thailand non-commital until May 29 meeting of 15 nationals; KL, Jakarta want international resettlement within a year

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Compulsory licensing sought for hepatitis C medication

ACTIVISTS yesterday called on the Public Health Ministry to use compulsory licensing to ensure wide access of the medicine for hepatitis C and to control its price.

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'Referendum won't be mandatory'

Amendment to interim charter will only provide plebiscite as an option; cabinet meets on Monday

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NBTC panel to review ruling on News' stake in Nation Group

THE National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission yesterday ordered the Broadcasting Committee to review its decision on News Network Corporation's controversial acquisition of an equity interest in Nation Multimedia Group.

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As NLA mulls inheritance tax, ministry resists raising threshold

AS THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly prepares for the second and third readings of the inheritance tax bill today, the Finance Ministry is standing firm on a tax threshold of Bt50 million, while a special committee of the NLA and most of the critics of the planned tax want it raised to Bt100 million.

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Civil Aviation Department to be restructured

The Cabinet has given the green light for the restructuring of the Civil Aviation Department, which would see two new organisations replacing the department, Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said on Wednesday.

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Myanmar offers `humanitarian assistance" to migrants

Yangon (dpa) - Myanmar said it is ready to help migrants stuck at sea as international criticism mounts over the hundreds of people stranded off the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Cabinet agrees to charter referendum

Public could vote on new constitution in January

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Yingluck pleads not guilty, gets bail for Bt30 million

FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded not guilty before Supreme Court judges yesterday to charges of negligence in the rice-pledging scheme that allegedly cost the country more than Bt600 billion.

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Contradictory claims over cyanide 'leaks'

GOLD MINE SAYS TAILINGS DON'T LEAK; BUT LOCALS CLAIM TAILING STORAGE SYSTEM IS NOT FOOLPROOF

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People's rights severely curtailed over the past year

CITIZENS' civil and political rights have suffered severely over the past 12 months since the May 22 coup, and there are no signs of things improving in the foreseeable future, human-rights experts and activists have said.

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Reclamation of forest land 'has had mixed results'

WHILE the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has a good policy to reclaim forestland from encroachers, landless and underprivileged people have sadly been the first group to bear the brunt of its implementation.

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General poll to take place August 2016 at the earliest : Wissanu

A national general election planned for early 2016 will now take place in August 2016 at the earliest, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Tuesday.

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Trang national park closed for tourism

All tourist spots in the boundaries of Hat Chao Mai National Park in the southern province of Trang will be closed from June 1 to September 30, for the natural restoration of the ecological system.

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Public referendum for charter draft to be held

A joint meeting of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the Cabinet have agreed on Tuesday that the 2014 provisional constitution be amended to allow the hosting of public referendum on the charter draft.

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Ex-Thai PM stresses rule of law

SEOUL (AFP) - Thailand's wildly divisive billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday told Asian governments the "rule of law" was key to democracy, nearly a year after the military toppled his sister's administration.

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Surrogate baby's Aussie father accused of charity cash grab

SYDNEY (AFP) - The Australian biological father of a Thai-born Down syndrome baby who sparked a global debate over surrogacy was Tuesday accused of trying to access money donated to help the boy.

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Fears grow for Rohingya migrants on missing boat

PAK BARA, Thailand (AFP) - Fears grew Tuesday for the welfare of hundreds of Rohingya migrants on a boat bounced between waters off Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia that has not been heard from in more than 60 hours.

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'Six months needed for referendum'

THE NATIONAL Reform Council has proposed at least six months for the whole process of holding a referendum on the draft constitution, a council member said yesterday.

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Alleged trafficking kingpin detained

Alleged trafficking kingpin detained; foreign minister to attend meeting in KL on boat people issue

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Moves to control medical treatments and drug costs will be difficult

PRIVATE hospitals have warned that government attempts to control the cost of medical treatments and medicine will be difficult, as various facilities have different operational costs and private hospitals - unlike pharmacies - shoulder heavier costs in the dispersal of drugs.

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Yingluck warned to attend first day of court trial today

A SENIOR public prosecutor yesterday warned former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra against failing to show up on the first day of her trial today in the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office-Holders.

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Political inclusion will help the charter drafting process

AT LAST week's public forum organised by the National Reform Council (NRC)'s political reform panel, the country's main political parties and academics were invited to express opinions on the charter provisions.

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Thailand offers medical treatment to boat people

Migrants travelling by boat and are in a critical condition will be brought ashore for medical treatment, Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan said on Monday.

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Migrants travelling by boat who are in a critical condition will be brought ashore for medical treatment, Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan said on Monday.

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NRC suggests six months for referendum holding

The National Reform Council (NRC) is proposing a period of at least six months for the process of holding a referendum on the draft charter, a NRC member said on Monday.

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39 bombs rock southern Thailand over weekend, injuring 22

A total of 39 explosions rocked deep southern province of Yala over the weekend, injuring 22 people, said a spokesman of Internal Security Operations Command.

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Anwar's wife Wan Azizah takes helm of Malaysian opposition

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was sworn into Malaysia's parliament as opposition leader on Monday after winning the seat vacated by her husband Anwar Ibrahim when he was jailed on a sodomy conviction, media reports said.

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NESDB slashes growth forecast

The Office of National Economic and Social Development Board today announced the downward revision in the Thai economic growth forecast, citing poor exports as the main reason.

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UN chief urges PM to treat boat people with dignity

Ban Ki-moon Voices concern about Rohingya, backs forum to resolve crisis

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Peace has returned to Thailand but the road ahead is still hazy and complex

A YEAR AGO, Thailand was still mired in a destructive conflict and intractable political deadlock. The coup on May 22 completely redrew the political landscape, bringing hope to many people even as it was strongly opposed by many others.

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Thailand on the 'back foot' internationally

FOREIGN POLICY HAS BEEN HELD 'HOSTAGE DUE TO DOMESTIC SITUATION'

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Despite the coup, Thailand is 'friends with every country,' minister says

THAILAND had been under pressure from the international community since the military staged a coup in May last year, but Foreign Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn insisted the Kingdom's status on the global stage remained unchanged.

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Thai-Japanese rail link to Chiang Mai follows China model

CABINET TO CONSIDER AGREEMENT FOR HIGH-SPEED NETWORK BEFORE SIGNING MOC

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Diplomatic moves start as Myanmar faces blame for migrant crisis

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia said Sunday its foreign minister would meet his Indonesian and Thai counterparts to discuss the influx of boatpeople to Southeast Asia as international pressure grew for a regional solution.

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Malaysian FM to meet Indonesian, Thai counterparts on migrants

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia said on Sunday that its foreign minister would meet his Indonesian and Thai counterparts to discuss the surge in stricken boatpeople from Bangladesh and Myanmar flooding to Southeast Asia.

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Bay of Bengal migrant crisis: the boats and the numbers

BANGKOK (AFP) - In recent days nearly 3,000 boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been rescued or swum to shore in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

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Govt 'will help solve crisis'

US urges thailand to consider sheltering the Rohingya but Sansern voices security concerns

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Democrats urge PM to hold a referendum

Say people must have a say on laws that bind them; deny political motivation

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Yala hit by more bomb explosions

TWO more explosions rocked Yala's Muang district yesterday morning, although no injuries or deaths were reported.

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'Supermax' jail counters drug trafficking

JUSTICE Minister General Paiboon Koomchaya says the authorities will eradicate drug trafficking at Ratchaburi's Khao Bin Prison following the establishment of a super-maximum security section at the facility.

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IT experts to join team probing UFUN pyramid scam: Somyot

THREE teams - including a newly established team made up of technology experts and foreign affairs co-ordinators - will probe the UFUN Store's alleged pyramid scheme, police chief General Somyot Poompunmuang said yesterday.

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Much-revered monk Luangpor Khoon dies at 92

Luangpor Khoon Parisuttho, much-revered abbot of Wat Banrai, died at the Maharaj Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Saturday. He was 92.

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Much-revered monk Luangpor Khoon dies at 92 ge

Luangpor Khoon Parisuttho, much-revered abbot of Wat Banrai, died at the Maharaj Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Saturday. He was 92.

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US State Department says Kerry discusses Rohingya with Thailand

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry called Thailand's foreign minister to discuss temporary shelter for Rohingya Muslims adrift at sea, the State Department said on Friday, as the United States seeks to address a crisis involving thousands of stranded migrants.

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PM: Myanmar can't be forced

Thein Sein aide says country not likely to attend meeting on boat people; Prayu says this is neighbours' right

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Boats with migrants will be guided away: Isoc

THAILAND will guide away boats with migrants on board found outside Thai waters or accept migrants after their boats enter Thai waters and repatriate them later, while sick boat people will be treated by medical personnel, the Internal Security Operations Command announced yesterday.

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Yingluck ready to defend herself in court

FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday she would attend the first hearing at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division on Holders of Political Positions on Tuesday for a case in which she is accused of negligence in connection with her government's controversial rice-pledging scheme.

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Prayut confirms spokesman has quit

GOVERNMENT spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp has resigned from his post, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed yesterday.

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45 govt officials transferred over corruption charges

Utilising the interim charter's draconian Article 44, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last night approved the transfer of 45 government officials and civil servants found to be involved in corruption.

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VN agrees transport ties with Thailand

Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to increase mutual cooperation on transport with Laos also to be invited to help create a road network between the three countries.

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Myanmar 'unlikely to attend' migrant crisis meeting: president's office

YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar may snub a regional meeting hosted by Thailand later this month aimed at easing the current Bay of Bengal migrant crisis, the president's office said Friday.

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Thailand, Indonesia turn back migrant boats

Bangkok (dpa) - Thai and Indonesian authorities Friday each turned back boats thought to be carrying hundreds of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar, officials said.

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700 migrants rescued off Indonesia as pressure grows for solution

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AFP) - Another 700 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants were rescued off Indonesia on Friday, police said, as Myanmar undermined calls for a coordinated response to the human-trafficking crisis by threatening to boycott a planned Southeast Asian summit.

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Malaysian PM's son denies links with UFun

PETALING JAYA: Mohd Nazifuddin Najib, the son of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, has denied any links with the controversial multi-level marketing company UFun.

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Thai hit by SUV in Makati remains in serious condition

The Thai national who was run over by a sport utility vehicle that lost control after being hit by another vehicle on Tuesday remained in critical condition in a Taguig hospital.

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Bomb attacks continue in Yala

Blasts continued rocking deep southern province of Yala on Friday morning after scores of them hit many areras of the province last night, injuring 14 people. There is no reports of death.

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Charter referendum 'will delay elections'

Deputy PM Wissanu figures public vote will be held in December of January, while Prayut stays mum on the issue.

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Govt surveying two isles for detention of migrants

Prayut rules out permanent shelter, temporary centres planned off Ranong

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Ex-DSI chief's sibling convicted over lese majeste charges

Setthawut Pengdit, 52, a younger brother of former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit, was sentenced by Bangkok's Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court to two and a half years in jail over lese majeste charges in relation to the purchase of a plot in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong district in 2007-2008.

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Ministries to discuss high cost of medicines, medical services

The Public Health Ministry will today hold a meeting with the Commerce Ministry and the Office of the Consumer Protection Board to discuss the problem of expensive medicines and overpriced medical services.

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His Majesty ensures relief for storm victims

His Majesty the King saw to it that Rajaprajanugroh Foundation officials yesterday delivered relief bags to 420 families affected by summer storms in Udon Thani's Nong Han district.

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Many blasts rock downtown Yala

DOWNTOWN Yala municipality was hit by several simultaneous bomb blasts at different locations Thursday, wounding three people and causing heavy property damage.

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Mekong nations to set up EIA working group

Government officials and civil society representatives from across the Mekong region have agreed to establish a working group to develop a regional public participation guideline for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) this week in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Malaysia turns away boats as death stalks weary migrants

OFF KOH LIPE, Thailand (AFP) - Malaysia turned away two vessels carrying hundreds of migrants while one boat turned up Thursday in Thai waters, as critics accused Southeast Asian governments of playing a game of "human ping pong" with the lives of desperate boat people.

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Migrant boat found in Thai waters: AFP reporter

ANDAMAN SEA , Thailand (AFP) - A boat crammed with scores of Rohingya migrants -- including many young children -- was found drifting in Thai waters Thursday, according to an AFP reporter at the scene, with passengers saying several people had died over the last few days.

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Thai police to prosecute abandoned migrants

SATUN (AFP) - Nearly 200 migrants detained since Thailand launched its recent crackdown against human trafficking in the country's deep south will be prosecuted for entering the country illegally, police said Thursday.

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Myanmar's abandoned Rohingya: Asia's pariah people

YANGON (AFP) - Poverty-stricken and loathed at home, Myanmar's Rohingya are one of the world's most persecuted minorities -- yet their dire situation has long been ignored in Southeast Asia.

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'Stop oppressing Rohingya,' Malaysia tells Myanmar

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Southeast Asia must send a "very strong message" to Myanmar to stop oppressing its Rohingya minority, who are part of a surge in boat people raising fears of a regional humanitarian crisis, a Malaysian government official said Thursday.

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Anger as Philippine factory fire death toll reaches 45

MANILA (AFP) - Forty-five people have died in a huge blaze at a footwear factory in the Philippine capital and 26 others remain missing, authorities said Thursday, as grieving relatives described sweatshop conditions and poor fire safety standards.

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Indonesia extends ban on forestland business licences

Moratorium initially imposed in 2011 aimed at protecting country's ecosystem

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Migrants issue heats up

Malaysia slams door while Indonesia tows boat with migrants out of its waters; US urges coordinated efforts

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Thailand ready to help origin countries tackle illegal migration: Tanasak

THE GOVERNMENT is ready to discuss and help tackle the long-standing problem of illegal migrants at the countries of origin, Foreign Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn said.

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CDC tells PM to hold referendum on entire charter

THE Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has proposed to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha that a national referendum be held on the new charter, a crucial step that it said should not affect the country's roadmap to democracy.

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New laws 'too weak' to solve local fishery problems: NGOs

Agencies call for stricter measures including ban on destructive fishing

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Thailand outdone by Vietnam in latest education rankings

In terms of quality of schooling, kingdom sits at 47, far lower than neighbour's number 12

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Wounds still fresh five years after 2010 crackdown

Five years after the April-May 2010 bloody crackdown on the red shirts, relatives of those killed say unrepentant Army rules have failed in their promise to heal the country's deep divisions.

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US calls for regional response to SE Asia migrant crisis

BANGKOK (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday voiced fears for the lives of the hundreds of migrants abandoned by traffickers at land and sea, calling on Southeast Asian nations to co-operate to address the crisis.

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Fears for migrants as S.E. Asia refuses safe haven

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AFP) - Malaysia joined Indonesia on Wednesday in vowing to turn back vessels bearing a wave of migrants, drawing warnings that the hardline policy could be a death sentence for boatloads of people at risk of starvation and disease.

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Chinese company treats 12,700 employees to Thai vacation

More than 12,700 employees of Infinitus (China) Co Ltd were given a free trip to Thailand as part of an incentive tour.

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Thailand to host regional meeting on illegal migrants

Foreign Minister Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn said Thailand will host a special regional meeting on how to tackle illegal migrants on May 29.

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Thai cops hunt 'kingpin' in migrant trafficking probe

BANGKOK (AFP) - A manhunt intensified Wednesday for the alleged kingpin of a Thai people smuggling network, police said, as detectives probe whether a private island near the Malaysia sea border was a key link in a trafficking chain spanning several countries.

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M'sia calls for talks with Myanmar and Bangladesh

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is pressing for an urgent discussion with Myanmar and Bangladesh over the large number of illegal immigrants coming to Langkawi.

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Shelters may be set up: PM

PM Prayut says international assistance is needed to deal with the issue

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Govt restarting peace talks in the far South

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha's government has confirmed it is in the process of restarting peace talks with separatists in the deep South.

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Prayut will stay on if draft charter rejected

REFERENDUM COULD TEST THE PUBLIC'S VIEW ON LENGTH OF HIS REGIME

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Plan to change Nakhon Pathom museum axed

Ministry steps in after locals stage protest

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Panel proposed to review overpricing by hospitals

THE PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTER agreed yesterday to address the problem of unreasonably high prices charged by some private hospitals at the request of the Thai Medical Error Network, its president Preeyanan Lorsermvattana said.

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Prayut vows to stay if draft charter rejected

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday he would stay in power to oversee a new drafting process if the draft constitution was rejected by the public.

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Largest earthquakes in 115 years

Here is a list of the largest earthquakes around the world since the 1900's according to their intensity on the Richter scale and casualties. The Daily Star has put together the list according to information sourced from the US Geological Survey.

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7.3-magnitude quake hits devastated Nepal: USGS

KATHMANDU (AFP) - A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit devastated Nepal on Tuesday, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey.

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Migrant boat abandoned by captain off Indonesia, IOM says

Jakarta (dpa) - The captain of a boat carrying refugees now stranded in Indonesia's Aceh province abandoned the vessel and jumped into a speedboat, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.

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25 hopeful grape-pickers cheated

A number of 25 Thais on Tuesday filed a complaint at the Crime Suppression Division against a broker who approached them to pick grapes in Australia.

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Teen pregnancy reduction eyed

The Public Health Ministry sets a goal to reduce pregnancy rate among teens, aged 15-19.

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Appeals Court jails 65-year-old woman for insulting King

The Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned a suspended jail term ruling of the Criminal Court and sentenced a 65-year-old woman to one year in jail for committing a disrespectful act to a portrait of His Majesty the King.

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7 Japanese boats swept by 2011 tsunami found in Hawaii

Seven fishing boats believed to have been swept away by the March 2011 tsunami have washed ashore in Hawaii from February to April, according to an environmental nongovernmental organisation.

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Japan keen on three rail projects

Dawei also on Tokyo's agenda, top aide says

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Thousands fight plan to close Nakhon Pathom museum

THOUSANDS gathered in Nakhon Pathom province yesterday to oppose plans to close down the only national museum in their hometown. Despite the sweltering heat, the crowd in front of the Nakhon Pathom Administra-tive Organisation continued to grow once their rally kicked off at 3pm.

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China may buy Thai rubber at price above market value

THAILAND hopes to finalise an agreement with China soon for the purchase of 200,000 tonnes of rubber at above-market prices to encourage price rises in the future and improve the incomes of Thai farmers.

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Parties told not to hold forums

POLITICAL parties and politicians should not be holding their own forums to criticise the charter draft, Deputy Defence Minister Udomdej Sitabutr warned yesterday.

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Peace TV starts broadcasting via YouTube

PEACE TV began broadcasting on YouTube yesterday after the red-shirt satellite-TV station had its broadcast licence revoked recently by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission.

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Nearly 2,000 boat people including Rohingya rescued in S.E. Asia

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Nearly 2,000 boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been rescued or swum to shore in Malaysia and Indonesia, authorities said Monday, warning that still more desperate migrants could be in peril at sea.

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Thailand's education spending above 6% of GDP

Education expenses in Thailand during 2008-2013 stayed above 6 per cent of the country's gross domestic product, totalling Bt805 billion in 2013 or 6.42 per cent, according to a research.

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Ubon officials propose changes to draft charter

Eight assistant district chief officers in Ubon Ratchathani on Monday submitted a petition that some sections in the draft constitution be dropped.

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Thailand needs to prove its sincerity in tackling Rohingya issue: Udomdej

Deputy Defense Minister and Army chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutr said Monday that the government has to work harder to prove to the international community that Thailand has sincere intention to tackle the issue of human trafficking.

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Government calls for patience on charter amendment

The government is urging patience as relevant units take necessary steps to complete the charter amendment process.

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About 1,400 migrants rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia

JAKARTA (AFP) - Four boats carrying some 1,400 Rohingya migrants were rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia on Monday, officials said, a day after nearly 600 others arrived in a wooden vessel off Indonesia's Aceh.

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Second boat carrying around 400 migrants rescued off Indonesia: official

JAKARTA (AFP) - A second boat carrying hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh has been rescued off Indonesia's far west coast, an official said Monday, less than a day after nearly 600 others arrived in a wooden vessel seeking refuge.

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Nepal quake leaves century-old library in ruins

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Janaki Karmacharya sits on a plastic chair under the tarpaulin that now serves as her office and despairs at the wreckage of her once magnificent library in the heart of Kathmandu.

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Satun councillor arrested over the trafficking of boat people in South

INTENSIVE EFFORT by the authorities to tackle Rohingya labour trafficking continues as a 10-day timeframe designated by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to crack down on the illicit trade looms.

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Charter 'will empower state over people'

DR NIRAN Pitakwatchara, the National Human Rights Commissioner, has criticised the charter draft, saying it disempowers people while giving the state more power.

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Situation much improved after relief efforts : Thai aid team

Medical Council to stay in Nepal for three months to help victims pick up their lives.

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Warning signs on risky roads to pave way for city cyclists

TO BOOST cyclists' safety on public roads in Bagnkok, the Bangkok Metropolitan Adminstration, will install warning signs in |accident-risk areas and widen bicycle lanes.

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Almost 500 Rohingya rescued off Indonesia: officials

JAKARTA (AFP) - Rescuers Sunday brought ashore 469 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh after their wooden boat arrived off Aceh in northwest Indonesia, an official said.

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U-Tapao Airport becomes transit base for US

Rayong's U-Tapao Airport has been turned into the transit base for US disaster-relief missions to quake-hit Nepal.

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Himalayan 'drop after Nepal quake'

The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, BBC News reported, quoting scientists as saying.

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'We've lost everything': Nepal Sherpas fear for future after quake

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Mount Everest record holder Apa Sherpa ran for his life when a huge earthquake hit Nepal, and now fears for the future after the disaster cut short the climbing season for the second year in a row.

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Their Majesties return to Hua Hin today

THEIR Majesties the King and Queen will leave Siriraj Hospital this afternoon for Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin, the Royal Household Bureau announced yesterday.

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PM can't skirt decision on referendum too long

ISSUE LIKELY TO BE DISCUSSED LATER THIS MONTH BY NCPO AND THE CABINET

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'Growing calls for referendum on charter'

CALLS for a national referendum on the draft charter is growing, Surachai Liengboonlertchai, first vice president of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has said, noting that the current climate is ready for a plebiscite.

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Big drug offensive planned

THE Office of the Narcotics Control Board will arrest up to 10 drug-network members a week and seize their assets as part of a nationwide offensive against drug networks, the ONCB secretary-general Permpong Chaovalit has said.

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From partition to perdition

Navin Rawanchaikul traces his life's journey in a new Chiang Mai exhibition

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Cameron shapes new team after stunning UK election win

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron was due to sketch out his new government on Saturday after returning to power in a stunning election victory that toppled his three main rivals.

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1m Nepali kids may not return to school: Unicef

At least 950,000 children in Nepal will not be able to return to school, unless urgent action is taken to provide temporary learning spaces and repair damaged school buildings following the 25 April earthquake , according to Unicef.

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Trilateral talks on human trafficking this month: PM

Myanmar welcomes initiative to combat 'slave trade'; no response from M'sia

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Thailand urged to be ready for UK's exit from EU

Experts are calling on Thailand to prepare for the United Kingdom's possible decision to pull away from the European Union after the ruling Conservative Party returned to power yesterday.

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Boonsong and two colleagues impeached over 'fake' G2G deal

NLA bans former commerce minister, his former deputy and ex-Foreign Trade chief from public office for five years

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Police chief OK with Army's halt of spy device show

Israeli demo of tapping devices, location scanners at special branch cut short

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Wheels of fortune

Campaign aims to get tourists pedalling in Phetchabun and Phitsanulok

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British pollsters seek answers after getting election badly wrong

London - Britain's voters have delivered a painful blow not just to the Labour Party but also to the opinion pollsters, who had suggested a very different outcome to Thursday's election.

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Thailand wants meeting with Myanmar, Malaysia over human trafficking crisis

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday called for a three-way meeting with neighbours Malaysia and Myanmar to try to resolve a regional human trafficking crisis following the discovery of a mass grave in the country's far south.

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Malaysian involvement suspected in Thai smuggling ring: NGO

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A labour rights group said Thursday it has received reports of undocumented migrant workers going missing in Malaysia and called on authorities to investigate whether a deadly human-trafficking operation uncovered in neighbouring Thailand was reaching across the border.

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Thailand and Australia re-launches New Colombo Plan

Thailand and Australia on Friday re-launched the New Colombo Plan in Bangkok to strengthen the trading and interpersonal relationship between both countries, Foreign ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee said.

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Cameron says hopes to form a government in coming days

Whitney, England - British Prime Minister David Cameron said he hoped to form a government in the coming days after his Conservative Party enjoyed what he described as a"very strong night".

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NLA impeaches Boonsong, Poom, Manas

The National Legislative Assembly Friday voted to impeach former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, former deputy commerce minister Poom Sarapol and the ex-director of the Commerce Ministry's Foreign Trade Department, Manus Soiploy.

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Conservatives set for surprise UK election win exit poll

Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked on course Friday for a surprise victory in Britain's general election that could herald more economic austerity and redefine the country's future in Europe.

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PM seeks 3-nation talk on Rohingya

Over 50 police officers transferred pending probe

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Krabi residents quiver as undersea quake rattles province

CLOSE on the heels of Wednesday's 4.6-magnitude undersea quake that jolted the southern provinces of Phang Nga, Phuket and Krabi, another undersea earthquake occurred early yesterday and shook Krabi's Khao Phanom district.

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DNA swabs - Army's newest weapon in deep South

Yala - The government has introduced a new strategy to curb the insurgency that has rumbled on in the jungle-blanketed deep South for more than a decade - DNA swabbing.

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NGO appeals for funds to ensure justice

The Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN) is appealing to the public for funds to ensure legal assistance gets to Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, the two workers from Myanmar standing trial on the charge of murdering two British backpackers on Surat Thani province's Koh Tao last September.

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Power consumption soars even higher as mercury hits 37 degrees

The 37-degree weather was the main cause of power consumption yesterday afternoon hitting a new high so far this year of 27.2 gigawatts.

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Thai 'racist' opts for voluntary deportation

The Thai national who incurred the ire of netizens for calling Filipinos "pignoys," "low-class slaves" and "wriggling cockroaches" on social media has opted for voluntary deportation.

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Over 50 Thai police punished over links to human trafficking

BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than 50 Thai police officers have been punished over suspected links to human trafficking networks, the police chief said on Thursday, after the prime minister ordered a probe into the discovery of trafficking camps near the Malaysian border.

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Nepali netizens drive quake relief effort online

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Just hours after a monster earthquake devastated Nepal, doctor Bishal Dhakal posted a rallying cry on Facebook calling for friends to mobilise quickly to help the relief effort.

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Beyond repair, Nepal's quake-hit homes await bulldozers

KATHMANDU (AFP) - As she stares forlornly at the teetering wreck she still calls home, Sobha Shakya knows it will soon be reduced to rubble by bulldozers poised to obliterate thousands more buildings in Nepal's devastated capital.

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Dawei project delayed again

A signing agreement that would kick start construction of the Dawei deep-sea port in Myanmar has been delayed for the third time, an official said Thursday.The Thai and Myanmar governments, along with real estate developer Italian-Thai Development, postponed the signing until early June.

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Lawsuits pile up over Pacquiao injury

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Call it the fallout of the century.

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Ten-day deadline to find migrant camps

PM wants complete scrutiny of all areas; may use article 44 power to tackle trafficking issue

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Phang Nga quake rattles nerves, but no damage

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EU's motive behind yellow card queried

Fishery body chief says move may be driven by protectionism

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CDC split over referendum on parts of charter

MEMBERS of the Constitutional Drafting Committee (CDC) have differing opinions on whether a referendum should be held on some parts of the new charter - or whether a poll would need to approve or reject the entire draft charter.

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Arrest sought over cyclists' death

POLICE will seek an arrest warrant for the 23-year-old female student, who faces criminal charges for crashing into a convoy of cyclists in Chiang Mai's Doi Saket district on Sunday morning killing three, to prevent a flight risk, a senior police officer said yesterday.

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Chelsea and Liverpool to land in Thailand

THAI SOCCER fans are in for a treat with English Premier League giants Chelsea and Liverpool due to play friendly matches against a Thai team on May 30 and July 14 respectively.

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Govt urged to stop using 'national security' as an excuse to crackdown on media

The Thai government should stop using "national security" to justify media censorship, London-based Amnesty International (AI) said in a statement to mark World Press Freedom Day earlier this week.

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Nepal devastation a 'wake-up call' for vulnerable region

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Nepal's earthquake should act as a wake-up call to neighbouring countries which have failed to learn lessons from their own disasters and where shoddy construction and rapid urbanisation could lead to death on an even greater scale next time round, experts say.

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Thai national faces deportation for insulting Filipinos online

Manila (dpa) - A Thai national faced deportation from the Philippines after insulting the locals on Facebook, news reports said Tuesday.

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Five graves discovered at 2nd migrant camp in South

Prayut vows tough action against local officials found lilnked to human trafficking, drugs or crime

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New system will stop overpricing, allow decent income for lottery vendors

The government will promulgate a law allowing lottery vendors to earn a higher income while cracking down on those abusing the system, to fix the problem of overpricing once and for all.

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Police eye cyclists' safety

POLICE are considering measures to promote bicycling safety after two accidents claimed the lives of four riders recently.

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NLA to examine findings next week

THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly's panel on energy will present the results of its study on issues arising from the enforcement of the Petroleum Act of 1971 to the NLA next Tuesday.

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Fishing trawlers 'need proper monitoring'

ABUSE of fishery workers is found mostly in deep-sea fishing - on vessels a long way from law enforcement, rather than on boats in coastal areas, a labour rights activist has said.

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Migrant graveyard arrests

4 suspects held, 4 sought; Satun police chief among senior officers transferred

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Thai police find graves at second migrant jungle camp

Investigators in southern Thailand have discovered five graves at a second remote jungle camp believed to contain the remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, police said Tuesday.

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More graves found at second migrant jungle camp

Investigators in southern Thailand have discovered five graves at a second remote jungle camp believed to contain the remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, police said Tuesday.

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Thai people smuggling crackdown creates fresh dangers

The two boys in the back of the Thai police pickup truck were terrified.

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US calls for speedy inquiry into Thai mass grave

The United States, which has censured Thailand for failing to act against human trafficking, called on Monday for a speedy and credible inquiry into the discovery of a mass grave containing more than two dozen bodies thought to be of ethnic migrants.

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Families forced to pay ransom for Bangladeshis stuck in jungle camps

PROMISING jobs in Malaysia, a gang of human traffickers held about 250,000 Bangladeshis captive in Thailand for ransom over the past eight years and made millions of taka (a million taka is about Bt428,000).

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Petroleum exploration bidding to resume

THAILAND will finally kick off the 21st round of bidding for domestic petroleum exploration and production next month after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered a three-month delay for the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to amend the petroleum laws.

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Democrat slams govt over falling prices of farm produce

GOVERNMENT ministers should be sacked if they fail to effectively address plummeting produce prices, former Democrat Party MP Watchara Phetthong said yesterday.

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Referendum should 'focus on key charter points'

THE National Legislative Assembly yesterday threw its support behind submitting the new constitution to a public vote of confidence, but only on critical points, as most of it is regarded as fine already.

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Emergency phase ends for medics

Thai relief personnel enter second week, focusing on patient rehabilitation

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Thai donations to Nepal surpass Bt100m

Donations from Thailand to quake victims in Nepal under the government-initiated "Thai Hearts to Nepal" campaign stood at Bt111.89 million as of May 3, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

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Thai press one of the more restricted in Asean: SEAPA

Group rates thai media closer to myanmar's level but not all agree

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101-year-old man rescued alive

KATHMANDU (AFP) - A 101-year-old man was taken to hospital after being found alive in the grounds of his home in Nepal seven days after it collapsed in a deadly earthquake, police said Sunday.

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Former ST Deputy Editor Felix Soh dies at 63

The Straits Times' (ST) former Deputy Editor Felix Soh died from pneumonia at home on Sunday morning.

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Survivor believes more than 500 killed in camps

Migrant reveals many who could not afford to pay ransom were shot or clubbed to death; special police team set up

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EU group here soon to review moves to fight illegal fishing

A WORKING group from the European Union will come to Thailand this month to review the government's progress in cracking down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

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Lottery changes a bid to reduce 'grey money': govt

THE government says its move to try and solve the problem of expensive state lottery tickets is a bid to |control so-called "grey money".

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Ombudsman wants state to take back PTT pipelines

THAILAND'S Office of the Ombudsman has renewed its call for the government to take back offshore natural gas pipelines worth an estimated Bt68 billion from PTT Plc,which it said were illegally possessed by the partly state-owned energy firm.

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Three killed as car ploughs into cyclists

THREE CYCLISTS were killed and two others seriously injured when an alleged drunk driver crashed her car into their bicycle rally in Chiang Mai's Doi Saket district yesterday morning.

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Statement of Four Thai Professional Media Organizations

Since 2014, the media in Thailand have been facing more and various challenges. During the time of political protests in early 2014, the media were pressured by supporters of different parties in the political conflicts who wanted the media to take their side.

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New board tasked with tackling lotto prices

Army man put in charge after PM fires old board for failing to reduce ticket price to Bt80

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Bodies of 26 exhumed in Songkhla

THE BODIES of 26 migrants thought to be from Myanmar or Bangladesh have been exhumed as authorities ended their search at a mass-grave site in Songkhla's border district of Sadao yesterday.

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Study to assess rail link to Den Chai in North

THE feasibility study for a double-track rail line from Chiang Mai to Den Chai district in Phrae should be |completed in about a year and the move has spurred hope that the "northern capital" will become a tourism hub.

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Fah Won Mai TV flays NBTC

Say broadcast regulators seemed biased, question if their programmes really do dow political division

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Locals upset over museum move

People in Nakhon Pathom intend to protest in the middle of this month against the Fine Arts Department's plan to move 1,873 ancient items out of the province's Phra Phathom National Museum to the Uthong National Museum in Suphan Buri province instead. The museum would be closed and its personnel would be transferred to Suphan Buri.

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Prince William's wife Kate gives birth to a girl

Prince William's wife Kate gave birth to a girl on Saturday, sparking celebrations for the royal couple's new arrival, a princess who becomes the fourth in line to the British throne.

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Key facts about the Nepal quake, one week on

A week on from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal, flattening large parts of the capital Kathmandu and causing devastation across the impoverished Himalayan nation, here are some key facts about the disaster.

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Nepal's rich cultural heritage devastated by quake

Sujan Shrestha says it breaks his heart to look at the piles of rubble that are all that remain of the ancient Nepalese temples where he has worshipped all his life.

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Thai authorities resume dig at migrant mass grave site

Thai authorities on Saturday resumed the excavation of a mass grave site in a remote patch of jungle where migrants believed to be from Myanmar and Bangladesh were held for months by people smugglers in appalling conditions.

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1,000 Europeans still missing after Nepal quake

One thousand EU citizens are still unaccounted for in Nepal, diplomats said Friday, almost a week after a massive earthquake that has claimed more than 6,300 lives and left survivors desperate for aid.

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Peace TV will 'keep working'

Content will be broadcast via different media, legal fight will continue: Weng

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Guidelines for fighting forest encroachers

Paiboon wants policy for fake land deeds

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Police doctor, son get death sentence over concealed slaying

PHETCHABURI Court yesterday sentenced to death a police doctor and his adult son for killing a Myanmar worker and burying his body at the doctor's ranch five years ago.

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Minimum wage 'not enough for daily expenses'

WORKERS from around the country marked Labour Day yesterday by reminding the government that the low minimum wage and poor working conditions were just two of many issues the workers face.

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Serious about playthings

Running until tomorrow, the Thailand Toy Expo assembles valuable collectibles from top designers

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Mass grave of 'boatpeople' found in southern Thailand

Around 30 graves believed to belong to migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh were discovered Friday in southern Thailand, officials said, in an area criss-crossed with trafficking routes.

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Nepal rescue joy brings new hope to quake survivor hunt

The joyous rescue of two survivors of last weekend's Nepal earthquake added new urgency Friday to the search for signs of life in the ruins of Kathmandu as the Red Cross warned of "total devastation" in remote areas.

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Call to hike minimum wage

Labour groups demand Bt360 a day from January 2016; poll shows sharp rise in the debt of low-income earners

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Worawi out of Fifa panel after 17 years

Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi failed in his bid to retain his seat on Fifa's decision-making executive committee, which he had held for 17 years, following his defeat in the election at the Asian Football Confederation's 26th Annual Congress in Bahrain yesterday.

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NBTC board to meet on Nation Multimedia Group acquisition case

The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommun-ications Commission (NBTC) will hold a meeting on May 22 to discuss the acquisition of Nation Multimedia Group (NMG) shares by News Network Corporation (NEWS), formerly known as Solution Corner (1998), NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tantasith said yesterday.

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Ex-ministers choose not to answer NLA's G2G queries

Say their responses will affect the adjudication of their cases in court

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Inquests into riot shootings fail to point finger at killers

The Criminal Court's inquest into the killing of Hiroyuki Muramoto, a photojournalist for Reuters news agency, during the red-shirt riots in 2010 ended inconclusively yesterday after it failed to identify which side had fired the fatal bullet.

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