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  Japan eyes high-speed rail bid

  24 May 2013 : Japanese investors are keen to invest in Thailand's high-speed train project, a flagship scheme of the Yingluck Shinawatra government, the prime minister's secretary-general Suranand Vejjajiva says.

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  Help pours in after mother loses two children in fire

  24 May 2013 : PHITSANULOK: Help has started to pour in for a mother who lost her two children in a house fire in Muang district after they lit a candle to do their homework.

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• Gold prices unchanged

  02 Apr 2013 : The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 21,830.40 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 22,150 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.

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  Aussies seek baby sexing in Thailand

  02 Apr 2013 : More than 100 Australian couples sought a special medical treatment in Thailand last year to select the gender of their next child - and the "fertility tourism" is rapidly growing.

• DEFAMATION SUIT

  Brit activist Hall absent as trial starts

  02 Apr 2013 : The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court held the first hearing yesterday on fruit juice maker Natural Fruit's defamation lawsuit against researcher Andy Hall, with the defendant absent from proceedings.

• CIVIL SERVICE

  HM issues call for tolerance

  02 Apr 2013 : His Majesty the King has called on civil servants and other officials involved in governing the country to be open-minded to different opinions.

• FORESTRY

  RFD sets encroachment goal

  02 Apr 2013 : The Royal Forest Department has announced a zero-encroachment target in forest reserves nationwide.

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  ONtheRECORD

  Impartiality rules in pursuit of justice

  02 Apr 2013 : Marking the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG), current Attorney-General Chulasingh Vasantasingh talks to KING-OUA LAOHONG about the role and the challenges of public prosecution in times of political crisis.

• Natee offers clarity on TV row

  02 Apr 2013 : The head of the broadcasting regulatory committee that awarded digital TV licences without a bidding process says criticism of his panel is premature.

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  Egat: Brace for higher power bills

  01 Apr 2013 : The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects the electricity tariff will hit five baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), on a par with Singapore, in two years due to the rising price of natural gas.

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  Democrats oust charter chair

  01 Apr 2013 : The opposition Democrats Monday forced Senate Speaker Nikhom Wairatpanich to vacate his chair temporarily during the joint parliamentary meeting on the charter amendment bills.

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  Evacuation plans for Thais in Korea

  01 Apr 2013 : Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap said Monday the Thai embassy in South Korea has prepared a plan for "speedy evacuation" of Thais from the country in case of hostilities.

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