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  South hit by huge electricity blackout

  22 May 2013 : A massive power blackout hit 14 southern provinces Tuesday night after a transmission failure in Prachuap Khiri Khan cut off supply from the Central Region.

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  AMNESTY Thaksin's call gives boost to Worachai bill

  22 May 2013 : Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung's attempt to push for a blanket amnesty for people involved in past political unrest appeared doomed Tuesday.

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  Karun's disqualification sets scene for two-party face-off

  09 May 2013 : The rival Pheu Thai and Democrat parties are gearing for a major by-election battle in Bangkok's Don Muang district following the disqualification of sitting Pheu Thai MP Karun Hosakul by the Supreme Court on Thursday.

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  I dreamed of Yingluck

  09 May 2013 : Last night I went through my usual routine. Before going to bed I burned incense, prayed to the spirits of the condo and rearranged my feng shui. I then stretched out on my MUJI bed sheet, my head rested on a soft pillow stuffed with duck feathers, my legs wrapped around a side pillow.

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  Thaksin key to rally's end

  09 May 2013 : Red-shirt protesters decided to call off their rally against the charter court judges Wednesday after losing the backing of Pheu Thai, other red-shirt groups and, more importantly, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, sources say.

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  ICT goes on hunt for PM's Office hackers

  08 May 2013 : The Office of the Prime Minister's website was hacked Wednesday, with messages and a photograph deriding Yingluck Shinawatra posted on its homepage.

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  True Move first to launch limited 4G service

  08 May 2013 : True Move has moved pre-emptively to beat its bigger rivals with Wednesday's launch of Thailand's first commercial fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband service on a limited scale.

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  Thousands of schools 'should go'

  08 May 2013 : The Education Ministry is proposing to close almost 6,000 small schools nationwide to save money on upkeep and provide more efficiency in teaching, minister Phongthep Thepkanchana said Tuesday.

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  PM website hacked

  08 May 2013 : The website of the Office of the Prime Minister was hacked on Wednesday, with an abusive message pasted next to an altered photograph of a laughing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

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  Police in the dark on flying bricks

  08 May 2013 : Two days after Arwuth Worathavornwiwat's Mitsubishi pickup truck was damaged by a brick dropped from a bridge, police are still searching for the cuplrit, believed to be a motorcyclist.

• Man United's Alex Ferguson retiring at end of season

  08 May 2013 : Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season, bringing an end to more than 26 trophy-filled years at the club.

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  Yingluck wants ICT to act against online critics

  08 May 2013 : The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry must take action against baseless accusations made online, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Tuesday.

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