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• Prisoner caught after 12-hour escape

  18 May 2013 : PATHUM THANI – An accused rapist who escaped police custody remained at large for 12 hours before being recaptured following a massive manhunt.

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  Cannes report: 'A Touch of Sin' an early favourite

  18 May 2013 : Good year? Bad year? Average year? The question is common, extraneous, and yet on everyone’s lips after three days into the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

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  NACC warns of graft in flood prevention project

  18 May 2013 : The government's 350-billion-baht water management and flood prevention project is susceptible to corruption, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) says.

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  Ministers sign deals to bolster trust

  18 May 2013 : Thailand and Cambodia have signed four new agreements focused on bolstering trust and maintaining security.

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  Activists uneasy over GPO chief's sacking

  17 May 2013 : The dismissal of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) chief would disrupt Thailand's drug distribution system, health advocates warn.

• Scientific research 'going downhill'

  17 May 2013 : Science and technology development in Thailand is "going downhill" under the Pheu Thai government, which sees research only in terms of short-term business gains, says the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).

• Chiang Mai reds' strange concept of democracy

  17 May 2013 : Chiang Mai’s red-shirts, known as Rak Chiang Mai 51, may not join their fellow reds at a rally planned by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) at Ratchaprasong intersection on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of the May 19, 2010 dispersal of protesters by the military.

• Revenue, car exports up, business confidence down in April

  17 May 2013 : State revenue from tax collection rose and car exports were also up in April, but industry confidence was down on concerns about the baht’s strength and the global economic situation.

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  Dem brass seek to quell rift talk

  17 May 2013 : Democrat heavyweights moved Thursday to quell rumours about an internal rift involving party reforms in anticipation of a snap election.

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  Rebel warrants to be revoked

  17 May 2013 : Local security agencies are revoking arrest warrants for suspected insurgents in the deep South on a case-by-case basis.

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  Thirachai hails BoT plan, slams rate-cut advocates

  17 May 2013 : Former finance minister Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala has warned that a policy rate cut cannot tame the influx of capital inflows but would instead create a bubble in the economy.

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  Democrat reforms ready for snap election

  16 May 2013 : A major reform of the Democrat Party, to revamp its internal structure, attract new supporters and position the party as a viable alternative to the current government will be ready in three months, ahead of an expected snap election, party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Thursday.

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