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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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More boats for Mekong joint patrols
08/02/2012 : The Mekong Riverine Operation Unit (MROU) of the navy will be expanded to better contribute to joint patrols with China, Laos and Myanmar against robbers, drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, navy chief Surasak Roomruangwong said on Wednesday.
PM leads new flood agency
08/02/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will head a new agency assigned to run an overall national water management system to ensure unity in tackling flood-related problems.
POLITICS
Army, cabinet close ranks on Section 112
08/02/2012 : Cabinet ministers and military top brass are backing army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha's call for the Campaign Committee for the Amendment of Section 112 to halt its activities.
POLLUTION
Appeal Court upholds verdict on Klity Creek compensation
08/02/2012 : KANCHANABURI : The Appeal Court has upheld a lower court's ruling ordering Lead Concentrates Co to pay 36 million baht in compensation to Karen villagers suffering from lead contamination.
Security tight as jail braces for influx of drug-trading inmates
08/02/2012 : Khao Bin prison in Ratchaburi has beefed up security in preparation to receive 200 notorious drug inmates being transferred from other jails.
Teenagers want sex for Valentine's
07/02/2012 : Young lovers are among the keenest age groups planning to lose their virginity on Valentine's Day, Feb 14, according to a survey released by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
PM in charge of water management
07/02/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be in charge of a new special agency to run a new overall water management system under a resolution approved by the cabinet, deputy government spokeswoman Anuttama Amornviwat said on Tuesday.
Prayuth gets backing on lese majeste
07/02/2012 : Deputy prime ministers Chalerm Yubamrung and Yutthasak Sasiprapa on Tuesday gave their support to national army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha's stand against a group of seven Thammasat law professors who want to change the lese majeste law.
Two slain in Narathiwat attacks
07/02/2012 : A man was gunned down while drinking tea with his friends and a rubber tapper was murdered in an ambush in the southern border province of Narathiwat on Tuesday morning.
Activists defy army chief
07/02/2012 : A network of academics has vowed to carry on with its campaign to amend the controversial lese majeste law and defied the army chief's call for them to cease their action.