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FM seeks release of Thai student detained by US Homeland Security
The Foreign Ministry is trying to obtain the release of an unnamed Thai university student being detained by the US Homeland Security Department after he sneaked in a law lecture on possession of weapons, the ministry's spokesman Tharit Charungvat said.
Let people choose the lottery numbers, says economist
Well-known economist Sangsit Piriyarangsan called on the government on Friday to heed demands of lottery vendors over a vital condition that the new two and threedigit lotteries system must allow punters to select the numbers they want to buy.
Malaysia govt told to accept blogging as new media
Kuala Lumpur - The National Union of Journalists Malaysia has urged the Government to acknowledge the existence of Internet citizen reporting and blogging as a new media for disseminating information.
Jobs to get scarce as industrial activity dips
About 700,000 new graduates face bleak prospects in finding jobs as the worst economic conditions in 10 years force many manufacturers to reduce output.
Lukewarm business response to package
The business sector is by no means as enthusiastic as the government about the Bt44-billion economic stimulus package launched by the Finance Ministry, saying that economic rejuvenation would be possible only through public and private investment.
Lotteries get go ahead but vendors don't like system
The government would proceed with the new two- and three-digit lotteries and fix any problems with them later on, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said yesterday.
Top of the Gulf show from today
[SAILING] An exciting contest is on the cards as around 350 boats take to the water today in the Top of the Gulf International Regatta off Jomtien beach in Pattaya.
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UK's Queen Elizabeth II walks by a Native American Indian as she arrives for a visit to the State Capitol Building in Richmond, Virginia on Friday. It is the Queen's first visit to the United States in 16 years. Elizabeth II began a rare state visit to the United States Thursday, celebrating the 400th anniversary of an English settlement..//AFP
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