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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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Ranger killing seen as revenge
02/02/2012 : A volunteer military ranger was gunned down in Pattani's Khok Pho district yesterday while a Buddhist temple was hit by two grenades in Nong Chik district.
SEMINAR
Yingluck still a drawcard, despite cynics
02/02/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra can still fill seats when she speaks, despite reports that she is losing her touch with audiences.
EDUCATION
Testing time for students a pain in the class
02/02/2012 : Results in national tests required for university admission have revealed poor average scores in most core subjects.
Calls mount to overhaul Article 112
02/02/2012 : More than 200 international scholars, writers, and activists have joined the campaign urging reform to the lese majeste law.
Ranger killed, policeman wounded in far South
01/02/2012 : A paramilitary ranger was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pattani and a police sergeant major seriously wounded by two gunmen in Narathiwat on Wednesday.
Sukumpol: Lese majeste reform not newsworthy
01/02/2012 : The media should not give so much importance to the group of law academics who want the lese majese law amended, Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat said Wednesday.
PM predicts 'V' shaped growth
01/02/2012 : The Thai economy in 2012 is expected to recover in a "V" shape and gross domestic product growth should reach five per cent year-on-year, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Wednesday.
B3.5bn "super max" prison planned
01/02/2012 : The Corrections Department plans to seek about 3.5 billion baht from the 2013 budget to build a "super max" prison with hi-tech security systems for detaining major drug convicts, Thirachai Wuthitham said on Wednesday.
Rangers 'killed civilians'
01/02/2012 : Four people shot dead by military rangers in Pattani were not insurgents, Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa said yesterday.
LESE MAJESTE
Thammasat ban on Nitirat sparks free speech row
01/02/2012 : Thammasat University's decision to bar the Nitirat group from using its campuses for activities related to the lese majeste law has sparked a fierce debate over its stance on freedom of expression.