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Thaksin rejects peace effort
19/03/2010 : Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has thrown cold water on an attempt by the National Human Rights Commission to mediate a settlement between government and red shirts.
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Govt denies shoring up shares
19/03/2010 : Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij has denied claims by the red shirts that the Finance Ministry was spending tax money to shore up the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
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SOUTH
Cop murder arrests 'soon'
19/03/2010 : YALA : Police are confident of arresting suspects behind the bomb attack last week which killed two police officers including Pol Gen Sompien Eksomyos, chief of the Police Operations Centre for Southern Border Provinces Peera Pumpichet said yesterday.
ISRAEL
Thai worker killed by militants' rocket
19/03/2010 : JERUSALEM : A Thai farm worker was killed when Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel from the Gaza Strip, Israeli medics say.
HEALTH
BMA admits failure to cut rabies spread
19/03/2010 : City Hall has admitted efforts to prevent the spread of rabies have failed after two more people died, bringing the number of rabies deaths in Bangkok to nine in just three months.

City folk take rally in stride
19/03/2010 : A red shirt plan to occupy every major street in Bangkok tomorrow has been dismissed by many city residents as likely to have little nuisance value, with many saying it was time they gave up and went home.
Rise in blood donations put down to protests
19/03/2010 : The red shirts' bloodletting stunt may have boosted the volume of blood donations at the National Blood Centre, the Thai Red Cross Society says.

IN Person
The simple power of persuasion
19/03/2010 : Metropolitan Police Division 1 chief Vichai Sangprapai is fully aware there are not enough police and soldiers to deal with the red shirt rallies.
Police brace for new wave of protesters
19/03/2010 : City police are gearing up for a march around Bangkok tomorrow by protesters from the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship.
Thaksin to appeal against assets ruling
19/03/2010 : Lawyers acting for Thaksin Shinawatra will lodge an appeal next week against the Supreme Court's ruling on Feb 26 to seize part of ousted prime minister's assets.
Mystery funds breathe new life into rally
19/03/2010 : A fresh infusion of financial support for the red shirt movement will be enough to recruit another 100,000 people for the rally, a United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship source says, although it remains a mystery as to who is providing the funds.

Keeping law and order takes initiative
19/03/2010 : Troops from the Nakhon Sawan-based 4th Infantry Division arrived in Bangkok on Sept 19, 2006, fully armed. Last Sunday they visited the capital again, almost empty-handed.


