OPEN HOUSE WITH THE ECONOMIC MINISTERS

Key economic forum

In the first major economic forum since the Thaksin upheaval, economic ministers of the interim government are to come together on Friday morning to spell out short and longterm plans and visions for politically turbulent Thailand.
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Brunei Sultan praises Thai handling of the south : PM

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah praised Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont's handling of the insurgency in the south, saying the policy was on the right track, and urged the government to be patient with the problems.
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No Seri Thai Party : EC

The Election Commission insisted on Thursday that no political party has been registered under the name of Seri Thai.
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Martial laws expected to lift before Apec in Hanoi

The government is expected to lift martial law in selected areas deemed to have restored normalcy and will announce the details in a few days, Defence Minister Boonrawd Somtas said Thursday.
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Go beyond goodwill gestures: PULO

Pattani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo) on Thursday said the government's reconciliatory policy is doomed to failure if the state refuses to take into consideration the core differences in ethnicity, religion and culture of the Malay people in the South.
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Car and motorcycle showrooms bombed in Yala

Eight bombs went off almost simultaneously at car and motorcycle showrooms in Yala, injuring thirteen people in the latest development of the ongoing violence in the restive south.
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Group of men forcefully demolish stalls in Chatuchak market

Dozens of police are reinforced into Chatuchak weekend market after some 120 men armed with batons and big knives forcefully demolished hundreds of stalls in the market on Thursday morning.
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Asian-Americans make handsome gains in US elections

Washington - Asian-Americans scored critical victories in US legislative elections as they rode on the wave of a Democratic comeback and displayed political clout beyond traditional strongholds in California and Hawaii.
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