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• Aunt disputes 'rescued' girl's story of forced prostitution

  24 May 2013 : A 17-year-old girl who was helped to leave South Korea after contacting a policeman on Facebook and complaining of forced prostitution will be brought in for further questioning after her aunt gave a different account of events, Pol Maj Gen Pol Maj Gen Chawalit Sawaengphuet said on Friday.

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  Pattani bomb kills five rangers

  24 May 2013 : Five military rangers were killed and another wounded in a bomb attack in Sai Buri district of Pattani province on Friday.

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  Thailand to bend to investors' needs

  24 May 2013 : TOKYO – Thailand will go the extra mile to accommodate the wishes of long-term Japanese investors by introducing new regulations more in line with the recommendations they have made, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday.

• Thailand concedes rights abuses raised by UN rapporteur

  24 May 2013 : Thailand has conceded to issues raised by a UN special rapporteur as alleged malpractice regarding freedom of expression and migrant labour, and to the fatal harassment of human rights defenders.

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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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  A day at the museums

  24 May 2013 : Museums usually conjure up images of boring rooms filled with old stuff on display collecting dust and noisy groups of bored school kids. But some museums in Thailand, both official and unofficial, are dedicated to esoteric subjects filled with exhibits you probably wouldn't imagine meriting their own safe keeping. We hope you'll have some fun while learning something new at these unique attractions and awaken the budding anthropologist in you.

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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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