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UN Sec Gen Kofi Annan's speech for presenting award to HM the King

Your Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, The United Nations is honoured to present to Your Majesty the United Nations Development Programme's First Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award.



Geologist warns warning system not work

A geologist criticised the government on Friday for looking to set up a network of warning systems to monitor the potential for flash floods and landslides in northern provinces, saying the system wouldn't work.



Mahachon and Chat Thai dismiss rumour talk

A key figure in the Mahachon Party dismissed rumours on Friday that his party would merge with former opposition ally the Chat Thai Party, saying his colleagues had only discussed running campaigns for a new election.





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Rights lobby set to petition Kofi Annan
Human-rights activists will petition United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today about increasing human-rights violations in Thailand over the past five years.






Accused assassins claim Laos paid them
Two suspected gunmen arrested on Wednesday in connection with a host of political killings in the Northeast said they were hired by a neighbouring country to kill Lao dissidents in Thailand, police said yesterday.















MONETARY POLICY
Economists not betting the farm on higher rate

Finance Ministry: Prices under control



Thaksin says Suvarnabhumi will open no later than September


Century Sun plans Bt2-bn factory for solar heaters


Thai fruit on display at Shanghai fair






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Relatives start to identify dead

Hundreds flock to discover fate of loved ones; toll expected to exceed 100



The king who chose democray


Mudslide map puts 254 districts at risk


'Benefits are going unclaimed'





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Monthinee stuns Suchanan for QF berth
[TENNIS] Monthinee Tangphong produced the biggest upset in the US$50,000 (Bt1.9 million) Chinese Women's Circuit by knocking out compatriot and second seed Suchanan Viratprasert to book a spot in the quarter-finals in Beijing yesterday.



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Hallucinating about drugs

Thaksin's claimed surge in drug in drug use is not borne out by statistics from the top anti-narcotics agency



In search of that elusive sense of detachment …


The hollow heart of medical science




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New poll posted on Thursday

Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?

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