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NORTHERN FLOODS Teacher trudges home to be with children and her father Rescuers relying heavily on dogs and helicopters to locate and evacuate victims Ministers to oversee flood relief in North Cabinet members were yesterday assigned to oversee flood relief operations, said Deputy Interior Minister Sermsak Pongpanit. A CENTURY OF SPIRITUALITY Can thai buddhism be saved from superstition? Followers feel Buddhadasa's teachings are crucially relevant to the present age LATE NEWS Cabinet to mull aid for the poor The Cabinet will on Monday discuss relief measures to help low-income people affected by the economic slowdown and soaring fuel prices, caretaker Deputy Finance Minister Varathep Ratanakorn said yesterday. Aid from across the nation flows to victims in North HRH Princess Somsavali plans to visit and cook for victims of the flooding in Uttaradit's Laplae district tomorrow. Warning system for flash-floods 'won't work' The government's plan to set up a warning system in the North to monitor the potential for flash- floods and landslides would not work, a geologist said. Ministry's site puts Surakiart atop UN With the race to find a new UN secretary-general entering the final lap, the visit here by outgoing chief Kofi Annan is drawing added attention because he will meet Surakiart Sathirathai, the deputy prime minister who hopes to replace him. Illegal bets still dwarf govt lottery Underground betting continues to flourish despite the legalisation two years ago of the underground lottery, a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce found. Groups urge Annan to confront govt over poor rights record A civic group lodged a petition yesterday with visiting United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, calling on him to urge the Thai government to improve its human rights practices.	Top Stories HIV prevention forgotten, 'now verging on crisis' Girls' nights out popular Chula remains first choice for students The king who chose democray 'A wake-up call on global warming'

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