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PM welcomes peace offer
06/09/2010 : Positive signs are emerging for reconciliation between the Democrat-led coalition government and the opposition Puea Thai Party as the two start to warm to the idea of renewing talks to end the political conflict.
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PM targets pupil feuds
06/09/2010 : Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has instructed the Education Ministry to propose further measures to curb inter-school violence.
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NPP slams MPs' visits to Bout
06/09/2010 : The New Politics Party has lashed out at both the government and the opposition for "discrediting the country's judicial procedures" with their visits to suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout in prison.
NTC wary of auction fate
05/09/2010 : The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is keeping a wary eye on what one member claims are politically motivated efforts to derail this month's highly anticipated auction of 3G mobile broadband licences.
2020 WORLD EXPO HOPEFULS MAKE THEIR CASES
2020 World Expo : Three candidates
05/09/2010 : Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will announce in Shanghai on Sunday Thailand's bid to host the 2020 World Expo - with Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai and Chon Buri vying for the honour. The winner will be named by year's end and today we take a look at the three candidates.
Tourists warned about 'cigarette police'
05/09/2010 : Foreign tourists have been told to take a hard line with the thetsakij, or Bangkok's city inspectors, who have been accused of unfairly targeting them to issue fines for littering.
Thailand: It's only in your mind
05/09/2010 : The government would like to rebrand Thailand, in accordance with the slogan "Thailand in your mind". Citizens are invited to vote on four choices: Thailand as a country of open-minded people with a positive attitude, or as a country with local wisdom that is still open to the world, or as the place where business, culture and nature converge into one destination, or as a hub for investment and exemplary service.
Farmers dig in for a fight
05/09/2010 : In defiance of Burma's ruling military junta, farmers in the northern state of Kachin are fighting a plantation company they fear will destroy their land and livelihoods.
Six indicted in huge US scheme
04/09/2010 : Six recruiters have been accused of luring 400 Thai labourers to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI has called the largest ever human-trafficking case in US history.
PM, Hun Sen set to meet
04/09/2010 : Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen look set to hold talks later this month to build on the improving ties between the two countries.
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Public called on to define brand Thailand
04/09/2010 : The government is launching its "Thailand in your mind" project as part of an attempt to invite citizen input on how brand Thailand should be promoted internationally.
Map Ta Phut activity could resume in 2 weeks
03/09/2010 : Industrial projects in Map Ta Phut that are clear of the list of harmful activities should be able to resume operations within two weeks, says Buddhipongse Punnakanta, an adviser to Industry Minister Chaiwuti Bannawat.
