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PM: Govt to focus on flood prevention

11/02/2012 : The government will this year focus on flood prevention and will implement measures to ensure that there will be no recurrence of last year’s great flood, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday morning.
Gold prices for Saturday

11/02/2012 : The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 24,786.60 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,150 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.

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INPerson
Charting the final journey
11/02/2012 : A navy commander who knows almost every inch of the coast around the naval headquarters in Sattahip is reputed to be the best person in the force to bid farewell to the departed.
TOURISM
Gold fever hits northern river
11/02/2012 : LAMPANG : Gold prospectors are roaming Wang Nua district of the northern province of Lampang, hoping to strike it rich as gold deposits have been discovered there. Activities are now being planned to promote the little-known district as a new tourist attraction.
Dirty work helps inmates clean their conscience
11/02/2012 : Auan still wakes up behind bars, but he no longer feels the terrible confinement of being an inmate.
INPrint
Thailand needs to boost productivity to compete
11/02/2012 : Thailand's economy still has room to grow as it usually expands at a rate of 6-7% depending in the main on the export sector.
CONSERVATION
Zoos in clear after tiger meat found
11/02/2012 : CHON BURI : The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has found nothing illegal at two tiger farms in Chon Buri province.
AYUTTHAYA
Lop Buri River water level surges
11/02/2012 : The water level in the Lop Buri River in Ayutthaya's Bang Pahan district surged by one metre yesterday after huge amounts of water rushed in from the Chao Phraya.
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Medical council demands changes to law
11/02/2012 : The Medical Council of Thailand plans to push for an amendment to the Consumer Case Procedure Act 2008 in a bid to help protect doctors from lawsuits.
Court orders 5-star hotel pulled down
11/02/2012 : City authorities will move to demolish the Aetas Bangkok Hotel in Soi Ruam Rudi if the hotel operator ignores an order from the Administrative Court that the building is illegal.
AMLO
Scam suspect loses assets
11/02/2012 : The Anti-Money Laundering Office has seized the assets of a suspect in the iPhone investment scam who allegedly swindled 300 million baht from 20 students at Assumption University.
FUEL
Kittiratt hints at diesel cap
11/02/2012 : The government may opt to cap diesel prices if it fails to raise the wages of low-income earners, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.