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Sat, April 1, 2006 : Last updated 19:16 pm (Thai local time)



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A tale of Taksin of the rice fields

A novel based on French missionaries' letters about King Taksin the Great, the founder of the Thon Buri Kingdom, goes on sale today at the 34th Bangkok Book Fair.



Thai Rak Thai vows to cut income tax if it wins ballot

The Thai Rak Thai Party has vowed to exempt all Thais from personal income taxes for the income they reap in 2006, ahead of the Sunday election, a promise that should favour the party, according to a high-ranking party source.



Publisher appeals ban

The publisher of a political magazine yesterday lodged a petition with the Interior Ministry over a ban on its current edition, saying officials had made an illegal order to confiscate the magazine from news stands.





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585 ACADEMICS URGE . . .
Vote 'No'
University lecturers call on voters to tick abstention box in bid to stop PM from forming govt






Doom and gloom after the election, says P-Net
The People's Network for Elections in Thailand (P-Net) yesterday predicted a worst-case scenario after the election with riots in more than 10 southern provinces and clashes between supporters and opponents of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok.















BANGKOK AIRWAYS
Firm to build Khmer airport
Bangkok Airways Co plans to put a Bt400-million airport on Cambodia's Kong Island in its first such venture abroad.



Domestic price touches Bt10,750 a baht


BAY exec denies partner talk


Kingdom takes US to WTO over shrimp






BT30 HEALTH SCHEME
Report too critical for ministry
Government to halt research agency's term after damning report



Transport agency, varsities out to end 81 traffic deadlock points


Ex-volunteer shot dead in Pattani


SSO launches cheap housing loans for members





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Tough draw for champs Hi-Tech
[BASKETBALL] Reigning champions Hi-Tech were yesterday handed a tough draw in Group A of the King's Cup Division A Basketball Championships, which will kick off on April 26 at Siam University in Bangkhae.



Thailand ready for title defence






EDITORIAL
The media's role as public watchdog
Thaksin's repression of journalistic responsibilities belies his assertion that reporters actually repress him



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