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• NESDB slashes growth forecast

  20 May 2013 : Thailand's growth was slower than economists had expected in the first quarter as exports cooled, boosting the case for the central bank to cut interest rates.

• Aunt main suspect in Facebook brothel girl plight

  20 May 2013 : Police are seeking an arrest warrant for the aunt of a 17-year-old girl rescued from a brothel in Seoul after she posted a message seeking help on her Facebook page.

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  Cheers and (deleted) jeers for Thaksin's FB

  03 Apr 2013 : After a long absence, Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Facebook with flowers and bricks.

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  Court accepts petition, no injunction

  03 Apr 2013 : The Constitution Court has accepted for consideration a petition filed by a senator against a bill to amend the charter, but stopped short of issuing an injunction stopping the joint sitting of parliament from voting on the first reading of the legislation.

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  Central bank holds benchmark rate, SET dives

  03 Apr 2013 : The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee voted 5:1 to keep the policy interest rate at 2.75% for a fourth straight month at its meeting on Wednesday, resisting the government's calls for an easing as it strives to cool currency gains.

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  2.7 million Songkran tourists expected

  03 Apr 2013 : The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects 2.71 million domestic and foreign tourists to wade into the five-day Songkran celebration beginning next week, a 10% rise from last year.

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  Malaysian PM Najib dissolves parliament ahead of election

  03 Apr 2013 : Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolved parliament on Wednesday, calling a general election that will determine whether his ruling coalition extends its unbroken hold on power since independence in 1957.

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  Court asked to halt charter push

  03 Apr 2013 : The Constitution Court will on Wednesday consider a petition by a senator asking it to issue an injunction against the charter amendments now being debated in parliament.

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  Abducted marine unit private found shot dead

  03 Apr 2013 : A marine private from the unit that killed 16 insurgents in Narathiwat's Bacho district in February was found shot dead after having been abducted by armed men on Monday night.

• NACC to examine PM probe findings

  03 Apr 2013 : Investigators have completed a probe into alleged loan transaction concealment by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the findings of which will be passed to National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) chiefs on Thursday.

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  Dems to open fire on Pheu Thai from Chiang Mai

  03 Apr 2013 : The opposition has pledged to use the upcoming Chiang Mai by-election as a platform to expose what it says are the ruling Pheu Thai Party's failures in running the country.

• Gambling addiction on the rise

  02 Apr 2013 : Civil servants have been advised to avoid the evils of gambling, with a warning their employment could be terminated, as a study points to a rising addiction to gambling among their ranks, particularly teachers.

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