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Court lets 74 industrial projects off the hook
02/09/2010 : The Central Administrative Court on Thursday ruled that 74 of the 76 projects originally suspended at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate can proceed with their planned expansion and operation.
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Sondhi convicted of slandering Thaksin
02/09/2010 : The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced Sondhi Limthongkul, a People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader, and Sarocha Porn-udomsak to six months each in jail, suspended for two years, after finding them guilty of defaming former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Students charged with schoolboy murder
02/09/2010 : Two students of Bangkapi Technology School were arrested on Thursday for the murder of a 9-year-old schoolboy on a bus on Wednesday morning, police said.
Easy Pass a good choice for motorists
02/09/2010 : Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum is in the hot seat again with many motorists complaining to the ministry about the traffic jams at entries to expressway toll gates, supposedly caused by the designation of lanes for exclusive use by Easy Pass, or automated toll system, users.
Baht soars against greenback
02/09/2010 : The baht is continuing to gain ground against the US dollar, hitting a two-year high on continued foreign inflows into the Thai financial markets.
STUDENT RIVALRY
Boy, 9, shot dead while on way to school
02/09/2010 : A 9-year-old boy has been shot to death on a public bus and a 12-year-old girl wounded in separate brawls involving rival technical college students.
Prosecutors hamstrung over Bout
02/09/2010 : Thai prosecutors say they can give no assurances to the US about whether they can drop charges against suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout before he appears in court on Oct 4 on new charges.
COMMENTARY
Sexual double standards
02/09/2010 : There are times when it is not just a non-issue, but it becomes your fault if you start to question it.
Clarity to lighten up Map Ta Phut
01/09/2010 : All eyes are on the Central Administrative Court Thursday as it makes its final ruling on the fate of suspended industrial projects in Map Ta Phut, with high hopes that the outcome will lift investors' confidence and increase investments the country.
Boy killed, girl wounded in student violence
01/09/2010 : An eight-year-old schoolboy was killed when a gang of tech school students opened fire on a bus on Ramkhamhaeng Road on Wednesday morning, police reported.
Baht strengthens to 26-month high
01/09/2010 : The baht strengthened to a 26-month high at 31.21 baht per US dollar on Wednesday morning.
PM: No election if unrest remains
01/09/2010 : A general election will not be called as long as there is disorder in the country, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday.
