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  Yingluck 'lures' Japanese to megaprojects

  22 May 2013 : TOKYO - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is banking on close ties and mutual trust to entice Japanese investors to support the Dawei deep-water port and other megaprojcts.

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  Police reveal suspected arsonists

  22 May 2013 : The Metropolitan Police Bureau on Wednesday released photographs of two men suspected of setting fire to the CentralWorld department store on May 19, 2010, and have obtained pictures of six others believed to have been involved in the destruction.

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• 'Kiyomi' grabs cute Thai girls

  26 Mar 2013 : A new dance craze, the "Kiyomi" or "Gwiyomi", Korean slang meaning someone who is cute, has become the latest web-viral sensation among Thai teenagers.

• Police hotline, website to fight car theft

  26 Mar 2013 : The Royal Thai Police Office has opened a hotline and a website in a project aimed to increase police effectiveness in combating vehicle and motorcycle theft.

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  Japan baht speculation suspected

  26 Mar 2013 : The baht reached its lowest level in a week on Tuesday, on speculation companies from Japan, the biggest foreign investor in Thailand, are sending profits home before the end of the fiscal year on March 31.

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  Four groups protest at Government House

  26 Mar 2013 : Members of the Rural Doctors Foundation, Health Professional Associates Thailand, the Government Pension Fund and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority union, all protested outside Government House Tuesday - causing the inevitable traffic congestion.

• PM: Govt ready to defend loan bill

  26 Mar 2013 : Cabinet ministers are well prepared to explain to the parliament the need for the government to raise huge loans for investment in infrastructure development megaprojects, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Tuesday.

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  SMEs encouraged to use more apps

  26 Mar 2013 : Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are being encouraged to make more use of mobile applications to strengthen their competitiveness.

• 17-year-old girl arrested for pimping

  26 Mar 2013 : Police arrested a 17-year-old mamasan and two young women in a sting operation in Lampang province on Sunday night.

• Drug dealer cleared of laundering cash

  26 Mar 2013 : The Criminal Court on Tuesday dismissed a case brought by prosecutors seeking the confiscation of 100 million baht of assets from convicted drug dealer Anek Sudirat, alias Sia Olarn, under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

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  Pickup driver says amulet saved him

  26 Mar 2013 : KANCHANABURI - The driver of a pickup said a Buddha amulet saved him from near certain death after his truck was hit by a train at a railway crossing and dragged about 50 metres along the track early on Tuesday.

• Burglar rapes woman, then helps her

  26 Mar 2013 : Khon Kaen police have arrested a drug addict who broke into a woman's home, slashed her throat when she disturbed him, raped her, then took her to hospital, according to a Thai Rath report.

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