
Thailand to receive more gas from Burma

Burma has agreed to increase gas production to boost supplies to Thailand, according to a story in the Myanmar Times.
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Rafting tragedy in North

A Canadian woman drowned yesterday after falling off a white-water raft into rapids in northern Thailand, police said.
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PAO hospital dream stalled

The island's Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) president Anchalee Vanich-Thepabutr has attacked Phuket Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura's decision to delay the purchase of the abandoned Phya Thai Hospital.
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Phuket: An island without nuptials

Anyone wanting to get married in Phuket City or nearby Thalang district these days is confronted by a regretful, but official, shake of the head.
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Poultry put under rigid control

Strict measures to control bird flu will remain in place until the end of this year, Vice Minister for Agriculture Charal Trinvuthipong said yesterday.
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Two die in explosion at fireworks warehouse

A powerful explosion at a Sadao district fireworks warehouse yesterday morning left two dead and another three seriously injured.
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Rogue officer kills shop-owner for gold

An allegedly cash-strapped rogue police officer shot and killed a 74-year-old Phanom Sarakham gold-shop owner yesterday morning before making off with 63 necklaces.
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Khon Kaen animator eyes a bright future

The release of Thailand's first 3D animation movie "Khan Kluay" (Banana Stalk) earlier this year served as a sharp reminder that animation is not a fledgling industry in this country.
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Crack down on TOT chat lines

Callers to 1900 telephone chat lines will no longer be connected with strangers under a new policy to reduce the possibility of kidnapping.
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