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His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is blessed by his daughter HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana during a National Family Day ceremony at Sukhothai Palace yesterday. At left is the royal consort Her Royal Highness Princess Srirasmi.

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Prem urges all citizens to strive for harmony

Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday called on all Thais to join in the spirit of Songkran to rise above political ill will.



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New senators to be paid from poll date

Incoming senators will get a new office in the Chat Pattana Party building and will start earning salaries from April 19, the day of the election, the secretary-general of the upper house said yesterday.






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DIESEL SHORTAGE
Pressure mounts to raise bus fares

Operators losing money on higher fuel costs, likely to raise ticket prices after Songkran






Day 7 fatalities up on last year
Road accidents claimed 89 lives on Thursday and injured 1,161 people, pushing the toll for the first seven days of the Songkran holidays to 343 deaths and 4,199 injuries, the Road Safety Centre said yesterday.






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CHINA-ASEAN LOGISTICS
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Even MPs can't escape debt trap
Many people fell deeper in debt during the five years of the Thaksin administration and politicians from both sides of the political fence are also struggling to stay afloat.



Two shot dead in South


Farmers have beefs with one-million-cows project

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Kamolthip, Jarunee in quarters
[BEACH VOLLEYBALL] Two-time SEA Games champions Kamolthip Kulna and Jarunee Sannok yesterday braved the scorching heat to rout Australian pair Joanna Healy and Heike Jensen in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Samila Asian Beach Volleyball Tour at Samila Beach.



Sommai, Chanon march on


Mullally's efforts just go in vain

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EDITORIAL
'The Economist' missed the point

Respected news magazine's oversimplification of Thai political scene ignored realities on the ground



Rediscovering our proper Songkran roots


Is France simply unreformable?

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