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Prem flays 'incurable' graft

26/05/2012 : Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda said corruption is an incurable disease dragging the country backwards.
King makes historic return

26/05/2012 : AYUTTHAYA : History repeated itself yesterday at Thung Makham Yong when His Majesty the King made a momentous return to a royally initiated paddy field where he harvested rice 16 years ago.

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POLITICS
Reconciliation bid risks spawning fresh turmoil
26/05/2012 : Thailand's politically fragile society risks new turbulence once a reconciliation bill, aimed at granting amnesty to political offenders and clearing all orders of the 2006 coup makers, is pushed before parliament, opponents say.
Student's dad threatens to set self on fire
26/05/2012 : The father of a Matthayom 3 student rejected to further her studies at Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School has threatened to set himself on fire if the school does not accept his daughter.
Gaga fans pack stadium for concert
25/05/2012 : Fans of Lady Gaga began queueing early on Friday outside Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium where the pop superstar will perform as part of her "Born this Way" concert tour on Friday evening.
Crowds gather to welcome King's visit
25/05/2012 : Tens of thousands of people flocked to Thung Makham Yong's vast paddy fields in Ayutthaya on Friday to await the visit of their Majesties the King and Queen late in the afternoon.
Prayuth: No apologies to victims
25/05/2012 : Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said he did not need to apologise to victims of the political vioence, as Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut accused the government of trying to silence the complaints of red-shirt supporters by paying them off with compensation.
Weekly highlights
25/05/2012 : Thai Airways International president Piyasvasti Amranand was sacked by THAI board, which was unable to give a clear explanation why he had to go. The government started paying compensation to relatives of victims of the April-May 2010 violence and of the violence in the deep South. But the joy of the nation appears to be HM the King's recovery and his first trip outside the capital in more than two years.
RECONCILIATION
Lawsuit furore mars compo ceremony
25/05/2012 : The government began compensation payments for the May 2010 violence Thursday with several recipients objecting to a condition requiring them to drop lawsuits against the state.
Province pulls out stops for royal visit
25/05/2012 : AYUTTHAYA : Provincial officials say they are fully prepared for His Majesty the King's visit to Thung Makham Yong paddy field in the province Friday and are looking forward to his arrival.
NACC finds against Supoj
25/05/2012 : The National Anti-Corruption Commission has found former transport permanent secretary Supoj Saplom to be unusually wealthy.
Lady Gaga hits cabaret amid Rolex tweet fury
25/05/2012 : Lady Gaga spent her first night out in Bangkok watching a transvestite cabaret show while around her Thais fumed with indignation at her Twitter comment about buying a fake Rolex in the city.