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HM the King shake hand with visiting Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at Chitlada Palace on Wednesday.

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No dictatation on the charter : CNS chief

The junta will not dictate the content of the new constitution, Gen Sonthi Boonyakalin, chairman of the Council of National Security (CNS), said Wednesday.

Doctors satisfied with HM the King's improvement

The Royal Household Bureau reported Wednesday that latest Xray and magnetic wave examinations of His Majesty the King found that his lumbar spinal stenosis had broadened.

Bomb hoax delays THAI flight to India

A bomb threat on a Thai Airways plane at Suvarnabhumi International Airport caused a five hour delay Wednesday but after an intense search officials found no explosive on the aircraft.


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Bt820-billion blunder
Pridiyathorn quickly halts capital policy Tuesday night and admits record fall of Thai stock market was far beyond expectations

Exporters happy to see off the predators
Exporters and industrialists yesterday hailed the central bank's move to curb betting on the baht, even though stock investors cried foul after the bourse plunged.

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STOCK EXCHANGE
Biggest single-day drop ever
Move to curb rising baht sends investors fleeing in droves

The top 10 financial issues of the year

Improved situation on the horizon for Bangkok

Company reports

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HEALTH
Childbirth deaths at crisis level in South
Women dying at a rate that exceeds the poorest 3rd-world countries: Red Cross

Parks, animals stressed by tourists

Airbus A380s get cheaper

Central bank warned to take a step back

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BURNING ISSUE
Pridiyathorn puts his future on the line
Capital control measure to stem baht rise bold, but can the finance minister survive this crisis?

Broadcasters may be manipulated, experts warn

Report cards :Surayud orders mid-term assessment to inform people of progress

iTV fine decision will not be reversed

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Weightlifter Pawina and tennis star Danai take honours
[AWARDS] With their imperious performances in the recent Asia Games in Qatar, tennis star Danai Udomchoke and weightlifter Pawina Thongsuk sealed Best Male and the Best Female awards at the 2007 Best Athlete Award presentation yesterday.

Blue Canyon to host Johnnie Walker event

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EDITORIAL
A cure worse than the disease
The excessively high cost of the attempt to save the country's export industries could have been avoided

Non-elected PM? Don't even think about it

Indonesia's election rules need reform

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The Nation Poll

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?