Uncertainty 'could hit economy'
Thailand will continue to show the lowest economic growth in the region this year and in 2008, says that Asian Development Bank (ADB), whose top official here also warned that long-term political uncertainty and lower investment would eventually hurt Thailand's exports, a key engine for growth.
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Philippine children freed after hostage ordeal
Manila - A Philippine pre-school head surrendered to police on Wednesday after holding a busload of his own students hostage with a hand grenade and other weapons in what he said was an appeal to help them.
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Emergency rule proposal plunges share prices
Thai share prices closed 1.40 per cent lower on Wednesday, faring worse than the regional average, as the junta leader called for imposing emergency rule in Bangkok, brokers said.
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Little commitment to new ideas
Manila - Asean civil societies have urged the drafters of the Asean charter to avoid using "terrorism" and called for an additional pillar concerning the environment.
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Court drops complaint to cancel arrest warrants
The Criminal Court dropped on Wednesday a complaint by two men who are calling for their arrest warrants in connection to the New Year's eve be revoked.
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Philippines hostage-takers agree to surrender at dusk
Manila - Gunmen holding 31 pre-schoolers and two teachers inside a bus in the Philippines capital have agreed to free the hostages and surrender at 7:00pm (1100 GMT), police and negotiators said Wednesday.
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Thai junta chief calls for emergency rule in Bangkok
Thailand's junta chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said Wednesday that he has asked the government to declare emergency rule in Bangkok to crack down on anti-coup protesters.
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'Nation' wins Asian design award
A daring front-page layout on the day Thaksin Shinawatra was toppled by the military has won The Nation a prestigious Asia Media Award for best design.
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HYPERMARKETS
Setback for law to limit retailers
Surayud and other Cabinet ministers demand changes
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CAPTION CONTEST
Look, who's talking?
Welcome to our "caption contest". This is a photo picked up from a photo gallery on www.hithaksin.net. The website's caption of this photo, which showed ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra chat on a telephone with someone, said: "I am lonely in London."
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