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Sat, March 10, 2007 : Last updated 21:53 pm (Thai local time)

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Check against abuse of power, corruption promised

Amid the growing tide opposing the new charter even though it is still in its formative stage, drafters Saturday promised many good things with this latest try to lay guidelines for governing the country.

7.9 million affected by drought

Drought in 52 of the country's 76 provinces has affected 7.9 million people and some 713,700 rai of farmland, according to Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Anucha Mokawet.

NEW FINANCE MINISTER
Chalongphob coy on capital control move

But shows inclination to amend the Foreign Business Act to woo investors


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		Court likely to rule Monday on Prakitpao's detention The Criminal Court looks set to rule on Monday whether Dr Prakitpao Thomthitchong was illegally held at Srithanya Hospital last month.
		Unelected PM clause has critics up in arms The idea of leaving open the option of having an unelected prime minister caused an uproar among political observers and politicians yesterday, who warned it spelt doom for the draft constitution.

NTC & NBC
Paving way for merger of regulators
NLA subcommittee meets to kick-start changes to frequency-allocation laws

		Short-term bond issues not behind flat yield - BOT
		Kingdom Asian marketing base for La-Z-Boy
		Thai AirAsia mum on Shin stake report

SOUTHERN UNREST
Insurgency rages as Sonthi pleads with locals
CNS chief urgess religious leaders to tell the Army where bombs are made

		'Good progress' on women, child issues
		TITV presenter announces resignation and immediately goes off the air
		Three more bombing suspects identified

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GOLF
SHIN SHINES IN THE VALLEY
South Korean is a runaway winner

		Tamarine escapes to victory
		Jakkrit may deliver the first gold
		Ponsanas crash out in England

EDITORIAL
How the US sees Thai human rights
State Department's carefully-worded report provides an interesting, if not exhaustive, look at civil rights here

		An open letter to the journalists at TITV
		Discrimination's many faces in Thai society

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?