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  1. 71. news | 10 Jun 2013

    Pressure mounts on Thai football boss

    SOCCER

    By Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Newspaper section: Sports

    » Thai football was eventful last week, Winfried Schaefer quitting as national coach and then joining Thai Premier League champions SCG Muang Thong United, who sacked their coach, Slavisa Jokanovic.

  2. 72. news | 11 Jun 2013

    Nauru swears in new president

    By AFP

    » The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru swore in a new president after the island's parliament elected long-serving minister Baron Waqa as its leader, officials said.

  3. 73. news | 24 Apr 2013

    Panel opts for fully elected Senate lineup

    By Mongkol Bangprapa, Newspaper section: News

    » A parliament committee scrutinising a bill to amend sections of the constitution relating to the Senate yesterday agreed that all senators should be elected.

  4. 74. opinion | 20 Jun 2013

    Pheu Thai seeks to restore voter confidence

    By Nattaya Chetchotiros, Newspaper section: News

    » The Pheu Thai Party insists that its defeat in the Don Muang by-election has not affected its popularity. But despite the brave front, everyone knows the pain of defeat cuts Pheu Thai very deep.

  5. 75. learning | 25 Jan 2012

    Govt vs. Bank of Thailand

    About the economy

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Politicians dump 1997 crisis debt on banking sector with tax on bank deposits (govt banks exempt) law made in cabinet, not parliament.

  6. 76. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Bhutan to give verdict on first five years of democracy

    By AFP

    » The tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan begins electing a new parliament on Tuesday for only the second time in its history, five years after the Buddhist monarchy gave up its absolute power.

  7. 77. news | 25 Apr 2013

    Thai Smile plan hits air pocket

    By Amornrat Mahitthirook

    » A plan to set up Thai Smile Airways Co as a subsidiary of Thai Airways International has been sent back to the national carrier by the Transport Ministry for further study.

  8. 78. news | 01 Jun 2013

    PM talks up democracy again

    SRI LANKA TRIP

    By Aekarach Sattaburuth, Newspaper section: News

    » COLOMBO - Democracy is the best form of government guaranteed to protect the rights and freedom of people, despite attempts to weaken democratic beliefs, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told Sri Lanka's parliament...

  9. 79. lifestyle | 10 May 2013

    Behavioural Tendencies

    By Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Newspaper section: Guru

    » Thai life involves a healthy amount of eccentric behaviour - no shoes in the house, no stepping on doorways, lowering your head a bit as you walk past someone older than you, no getting a haircut on Wednesday - to name b...

  10. 80. news | 20 Jun 2013

    EU closes in on deal on budget

    By AFP

    » After months of tough negotiations, the EU executive, the member states and the parliament thrashed out a possible compromise on a trillion-euro budget Wednesday to cover European Union spending over the next seven years...

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