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Vietnamese Embassy bomber claims he is "for freedom and human rights"

The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court began Monday the trial of Vietnamese dissident Vo Duc Van, who was charged with bombing the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok nearly six years ago.

Surayud govt's rating drops

The Surayud government's job approval rating after six months in office has dropped from its three-month measure.

A woman is stampeded to death in Nakhon Si Thammarat

A 51-year-old woman was stampeded to death and dozens others were injured Monday morning, after thousands of people forced their way to buy coupon for the much-sought-after Jatukham Rammathep amulets in a school in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Muang district.


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		Toys that turn playtime into sudden death Doctors warn dozens of children choke or suffocate in accidents each year
		Pojaman probe turns to former BOT chief Former Bank of Thailand governor MR Pridiyathorn Devakula will today be summonsed to appear before the Assets Examination Com-mittee (AEC) panel probing a controversial land purchase made by the wife of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

NON-BANK SECTOR
First rise in foreign debt for six years
23% increase over 2005 revealed by BOT

		Overseas buyers to fuel boom
		Sharp rise in bad debt of smaller firms
		Steel heir saves family firm, is set to list his own

ANTI-GOVT RALLY
PM kicks off Songkran as quit demands grow
PTV holds protest at one end of Sanam luang, while Surayud talks at the other

		Bt1-billion scheme aims to develop new farmers
		Solar panel causes fire
		Police to step up security for Songkran revelries

OVERDRIVE: New power-wielders emerge in the post Thaksin-era

Classy Manus and three others storm into the semis
[BOXING] Four Thai boxers including Athens Olympic gold medallist Manus Boonjumnong roared into the semi-finals of the 29th King's Cup International Boxing Amateur tournament at The Mall Ngamwongwan yesterday.

		In brief :Beach VB

EDITORIAL
Terror on the buses must end
The throngs of Songkran travellers this weekend underscore the need for strict enforcement of safety rules

		Avoiding 'illiberal' pitfalls is key to new Asean charter
		Blair leaving office with a battered legacy
		Democracy taking root in the Arab world, but not as West envisioned