
Man gets 33 years for fatal stabbing

The South Bangkok Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a former vocational student to 33 years in jail for killing a student from a rival school in 2004.
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Assets held in longan scam

More than Bt130 million in assets belonging to people involved in the longan price intervention scheme have been seized under anti-money laundering laws, caretaker Agriculture Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan said yesterday.
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Monk facing lottery probe

The Religious Affairs Department yesterday ordered an investigation into a monk who sparked a lottery-buying frenzy by allegedly providing the winning numbers.
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No bail for suspect in girl's rape, murder

A man suspected of the brutal stabbing of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Don Muang last week was remanded in custody yesterday, pending further police inquiries.
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Dysentery outbreak contained

A severe dysentery outbreak that put about 100 Kanchanaburi pupils in hospital over the weekend has been brought under control, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday.
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Millions of 'ya ba' pills await sale

Millions of methamphetamine tablets and thousands of kilograms of other illicit drugs are hidden at locations around the country awaiting distribution by dealers, drug suppression officials said yesterday.
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Tsunami exhibitions central to royal visits

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden yesterday visited Satree Phuket School. Later in the day they were taken to the Tsunami Gallery at Bangkok Phuket Hospital.
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