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Minister issues water warning

14/02/2012 : Thailand could be inundated by up to 20 billion cubic metres of water this year but Bangkok will not be flooded, Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi says.
POLITICSCabinet sets charter rewrite draft in motion

14/02/2012 : The draft amendment of Section 291 of the 2007 constitution received the green light from the cabinet yesterday, marking the first step in the highly controversial rewriting of the charter.

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Confidence, investment up in January
09/02/2012 : Consumer confidence in the overall economy rose in January, as did the number of project applications for Board of Investment privileges.
One dead, 15 hurt by bombs in South
09/02/2012 : A bomb concealed in a parked vehicle exploded and killed one person and wounded 13 others in Pattani, and a roadside bomb injured two soldiers in Narathiwat on Thursday morning.
Water agencies just can't seem to communicate
09/02/2012 : The conflicting statements from the various agencies about the current, unseasonal flooding in Sena district of Ayutthaya are as confusing as they are worrisome. They show that the agencies do not even communicate with one another, let alone cooperate.
Charter push a risky game
09/02/2012 : The chorus of dissent is likely to grow louder when the government's plan seeking to establish a Constitution Drafting Assembly is set in motion.
RED SHIRTS
Jatuporn in mass protest call to deter coup plotters
09/02/2012 : Red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan has claimed there could be a coup in April making it necessary for the red shirts to renew their mass protests to pre-empt any such attempt.
Locals vent ire over discharge of dams' water
09/02/2012 : Angry Ayutthaya residents want the government to better regulate water releases from the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams after recent discharges triggered flash floods in riverside communities in Sena district.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Thaicom to launch two more satellites by 2015
09/02/2012 : Thaicom Plc (THCOM), the country's sole satellite service provider, set an aggressive three-year expansion plan with the planned launch of two new commercial satellites _ Thaicom 8 and Thaicom 9.
Four agencies to tackle prison drug trade
08/02/2012 : Four major government agencies have agreed to jointly tackle the drug trade in prison with the Corrections Department being the coordinator, Justice Ministy spokesman Thirachai Wuthitham said Wednesday.
The prime minister's new challenge
08/02/2012 : As head of a super committee charged with water resources management and flood prevention, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has accepted a real challenge which will prove against her critics that she is more than just a pretty face with a sense of high fashion.
Capital inflow boosts stock market
08/02/2012 : Fuelled by foreign direct investment inflows, the Stock Exchange of Thailand main index soared above 1,111 points on Wednesday morning, and the trend continued in the afternoon,