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PM urged to clarify unity bill stance

29/05/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must clearly state whether she and her government support the reconciliation bill, Democrat Party and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.
Govt says WEF not threatened by protests

29/05/2012 : The government is confident that this week's World Economic Forum on East Asia will proceed smoothly despite the spectre of mass street protests tomorrow.

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EDUCATION
ICT Ministry finally inks deal for tablets
11/05/2012 : The Information and Communication Technology Ministry finally signed a US$32.8 million contract yesterday to buy the first batch of 400,000 computer tablets from a Chinese supplier.
Karen rebel leader: No surrender
10/05/2012 : MYANMAR - Maj Gen Na Kham Mwe, leader of a Karen rebel group and Thailand's fifth-most wanted drug kingpin, says he will not surrender to Thai authorities because he has not done anything wrong.
Inmates blame UDD for Ah Kong's death
10/05/2012 : The red-shirt United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) and the Yingluck Shinawatra government are to blame for the death of convict Ampon Tangnoppakul, also known as Ah Kong and Uncle SMS, because they had not done enough to right the wrongs inherent in the handling of lese majeste cases, some of Ampon's fellow prisoners said on Thursday.
Crashed Russian Superjet found
10/05/2012 : JAKARTA - Rescuers Thursday spotted the wreckage of a missing Russian Sukhoi Superjet that disappeared in mountainous terrain during a demonstration flight with about 50 people aboard.
Reds told not to exploit Ampon's death
10/05/2012 : Red shirt supporters have been warned against exploiting the death of convicted lese majeste prisoner Ampon Tangnoppakul for political gain.
Chinese tablet contract signing today
10/05/2012 : The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry will sign a 2.4-billion-baht contract with a Chinese tablet computer supplier today.
TELECOM
CAT fibre-optic contracts questioned
10/05/2012 : The board of CAT Telecom has ordered its management to scrap a dozen fibre-optic network leasing contracts. The contracts were signed by former chief executive Jirayuth Rungsrithong and are worth more than 4 billion baht.
Euro jitters rattle stocks Thai bourse joins global market sell-off
10/05/2012 : The latest concerns over the euro-zone crisis sent world stocks plunging, with Thai shares diving nearly 2% yesterday.
SOUTH
OIC urges education to help end attacks
10/05/2012 : The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is calling for better educational support to residents in the deep South as a way to resolve the persistent violence in the region.
POLITICS
Newin invited to banned politicians' meet
10/05/2012 : Bhumjaithai Party de facto leader Newin Chidchob has been invited to next week's meeting of 111 former executives of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai Party ahead of the expiry of the politicians' five-year political ban.