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Grenade explodes near shopping centre
30/07/2010 : The grenade blast in the heart of Bangkok early Friday morning was clearly an attempt to discredit the government, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said.
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Veera allowed bail
30/07/2010 : The Appeals Court on Friday granted bail to Veera Musikhapong, a United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship leader charged with terrorism, thanks to testimony given by Korbsak Sabhavasu, the prime minister's secretary-general.
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30/07/2010 : As Bangkokians awakened to the harsh reality that the capital is still vulnerable to bombings by ill-intentioned elements, tension suddenly flared up on the Thai-Cambodian border near Preah Vihear temple as Thailand and Cambodia rushed in more troops in a renewed face-off.
WHC postpones decision on temple plan to next year
30/07/2010 : The World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Thursday postponed discussion on Cambodia’s management plan for the Preah Vihear temple to its meeting next year in Bahrain.
Government 'fails in probes of journalist deaths'
30/07/2010 : The government has failed to properly investigate the shooting deaths of two journalists killed while covering the red shirt protests, and the perpetrators of those attacks should be brought to justice, a press freedom group says.
Kasit lays down the law
30/07/2010 : Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya has submitted a strongly worded letter to World Heritage Committee members outlining Thailand's fierce objections to Cambodia's management plan for the Preah Vihear temple.
HEALTH
Scalpels come out in bitter compensation dispute
30/07/2010 : Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit plans for his ministry to mediate between opposing sides in the dispute over legislation setting up a compensation fund for victims of medical malpractice.
Emergency decree stays in city
30/07/2010 : The state of emergency will remain in effect in Bangkok for the foreseeable future because of fears of possible red shirt activities, a source at the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation says.
Emergency rule lifted in six more provinces
29/07/2010 : Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered the revocation of the emergency decree in six out of the 16 provinces on Thursday -- Ayutthaya, Nong Bua Lamphu, Chaiyaphum, Chon Buri, Mukdahan and Maha Sarakham.
WHC to decide on Preah Vihear temple plan tonight
29/07/2010 : The World Heritage Committee is expected to decide on Cambodia's proposed management plan for Preah Vihear temple on Thursday night Thailand time, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti said in a television interview from Brazil on Thursday.
Terror case proceeds, new warrant for Thaksin
29/07/2010 : The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has forwarded its case for the indictment of 25 suspects on terrorism charges, including former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to the Office of the Attorney-General.
Emergency rule unnecessary in Bangkok
29/07/2010 : Sunday's fatal bomb blast outside Big C department store, Ratchadamri, should not be the sole factor in deciding if emergency rule should be lifted or extended in Bangkok.
