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  Japan eyes high-speed rail bid

  24 May 2013 : Japanese investors are keen to invest in Thailand's high-speed train project, a flagship scheme of the Yingluck Shinawatra government, the prime minister's secretary-general Suranand Vejjajiva says.

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  Help pours in after mother loses two children in fire

  24 May 2013 : PHITSANULOK: Help has started to pour in for a mother who lost her two children in a house fire in Muang district after they lit a candle to do their homework.

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  3G will boost mobile, tablet sales to a record 25 million

  24 May 2013 : A record-high 25 million mobiles and tablets are expected to be sold this year on the back of faster wireless broadband and a tremendous shift in demand to third-generation (3G) smartphones.

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  DSI `surprised' at more people in CentralWorld blaze

  23 May 2013 : The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Thursday said it was surprised at the Metropolitan Police Bureau's revelation that it was seeking six additional people believed to have been involved in the CentralWorld arson case.

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  Soap star 'James' Jirayu Tangsrisuk on newfound celebrity

  23 May 2013 : Nineteen-year-old actor "James" Jirayu Tangsrisuk shot to fame playing a bespectacled-heartthrob in the popular soap Supap Buruth Jutathep. The young star says his celebrity status has come as something of a surprise, but insists fame is yet to change his day-to-day life. Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong.

• European fugitives arrested in Thailand

  23 May 2013 : Two fugitives wanted in Europe on charges including large-scale fraud have been arrested in Thailand, police said.on Thursday.

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  Abhisit is here, where is Thaksin?

  23 May 2013 : Abhisit Vejjajiva sat at the Democrat Party headquarters in Phaya Thai and said, "If I’m guilty, then execute me". Whether he’s a "murderer" who ordered the killing of "innocent" civilians or not, he’s here in Thailand willing to face charges. So let the court decide.

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  Delegates vow to fight temple talk at WHC

  23 May 2013 : Thailand's delegates to the World Heritage Committee (WHC) meeting in June will oppose any discussion on the Preah Vihear temple, the government says.

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  FTI wants answers after outage

  23 May 2013 : Business leaders yesterday demanded compensation from authorities for firms affected by Tuesday's massive power outage, while the Energy Ministry ordered a review of the emergency decision-making process.

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  Police reveal suspected arsonists

  22 May 2013 : The Metropolitan Police Bureau on Wednesday released photographs of two men suspected of setting fire to the CentralWorld department store on May 19, 2010, and have obtained pictures of six others they believe were involved in the destruction that day.

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  Govt outspending tax collection, export target down

  22 May 2013 : The Commerce Ministry has lowered its export growth target for 2013 to 7-7.5% from the previous projection of 8-9% on the back of the baht’s continuing strength, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said on Wednesday.

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  Pongsak orders revamp of decision-making process to cope with crisis

  22 May 2013 : The energy minister has reasons to upset about the southern power outage, as no one at the electricity supplying agencies made the decision to save the region.

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