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Police to act against extortion gangs
07/02/2012 : The Metropolitan Police Bureau on Tuesday announced a four-step plan to combat the extortion of motorcycle taxi operators by criminal gangs in Bangkok.
PM to tour flood damaged areas
07/02/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will make an extensive tour of flood-hit areas from the North down to Bangkok from Feb 13-17 to inspect the progress of rehabilitation projects.
Insurance fund panel chief named
07/02/2012 : The cabinet has approved the appointment of Payungsak Chartsuthipol as chairman of the state disaster insurance promotion fund committee, Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said on Tuesday.
Navy chief: Nitirat should stop
07/02/2012 : The Nitirat group of lecturers should cease their efforts to get Article 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law, amended because they cannot succeed, navy chief Surasak Roonruangwong said on Tuesday.
Pakdihan new deputy spokesman
07/02/2012 : The cabinet on Tuesday approved the appointment of Pakdihan Himathongkam, a failed Bangkok MP candidate, as a deputy government spokesman, reports said.
PM in charge of water management
07/02/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra will be in charge of a new special agency to run a new overall water management system under a resolution approved by the cabinet, deputy government spokeswoman Anuttama Amornviwat said on Tuesday.
49 districts drought affected areas
07/02/2012 : A total of 49 districts in seven provinces have been declared drought areas, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Tuesday.
SET rises 2.95 points midday
07/02/2012 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 2.95 points or 0.27% to close at 1,096.96 points at the end of trading session on Tuesday morning. The trade value was 12.12 billion baht, with 1.89 billion shares traded.
Natthawut defends Nitirat
07/02/2012 : Activities of the Nitirat group of lecturers seeking to amend Article 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law, are acting within the law under a democratic system and society should show discretion when reacting to this issue, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Natthawut Saikua said on Tuesday.
Rubber tapper slain in Narathiwat
07/02/2012 : A rubber tapper was killed and his wife seriously injured in an ambush in Narathiwat’s Sungai Padi district early Tuesday morning, police said.
