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Police display smuggled expensive shahtoosh shawls - made from the highly endangered Tibetan antelope. The shawls were confiscated in simultaneous raids on three Bangkok shops on Monday.//Photo by Konthee Laungararm

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Sign book at Siriraj Hospital for HM the King

The public is welcome to sign messages for His Majesty the King at Siriraj Hospital, where he will undergo surgery tomorrow to alleviate the effects of spinal stenosis.

Blind Association condemns Air Asia

Thailand Association of the Blind has condemned Thai Air Asia Airlines which rejected an American blind passenger.

Srinakarin Dam should be reinforced : expert

The government must reinforce Srinakharin Dam in Kanchanaburi to prevent it from collapsing during an earthquake, a researcher said on Tuesday.


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Banharn: Too late for me to be the peacemaker
Chat Thai Party leader Banharn Silapa-archa said yesterday he could not act as a middleman to help reconcile supporters and opponents of the Thaksin government because the conflict had passed the stage where his mediation would help.

Thailand spared
Thailand was unaffected by a powerful earthquake that sent deadly two-metre waves crashing into the Indonesian island of Java yesterday.

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OPERATING COSTS
Airlines, bus firms brace for fare jump
With $80-a-barrel oil increasingly likely, consumers will be hardest hit

Inflation unaffected by higher oil prices: BOT

S'pore firm seeks tie-up

Investment outlook still positive, says BoI chief

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SEXUAL ABUSE
Control urged on phone chat lines
Girls go missing on illicit dates after talking to strangers on TOT service

Thaksin urges scholarship students to work 'for country'

Local spin-offs seen from university meet

Homes submerged in floods

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REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: The true meaning of beijing's olympic games

Thais confident of Cup rebound
[TENNIS] Thailand expects to return to the Fed Cup World Group II level following the disastrous 5-0 defeat in the play-offs to the Slovak Republic in Brastislava over the weekend.

Saran takes the title

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EDITORIAL
Resolution needed in CTX scandal
Corruption involving the purchase of baggage scanning machines for the new Suvarnabhumi Airport marked the beginning of Thaksin's credibility crisis - and questions remain unanswered

A 'Dear Thaksin' letter the govt doesn't want you to see

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